Nestlé promotes nutrition education, organizes nutritionquiz competition for kids in Ogun and the FCT

Gadosnasko Science Primary School, Gwagwalada, Abuja and St Paul’s Primary School, Orile Imo, Ogun State emerged winners of the nutrition quiz competition organized by Nestlé Nigeria PLC. 

The Nutrition Quiz competition which aims to test the children’s knowledge and practice of 50 million children globally, lead healthier lives by 2030. In Nigeria, N4HK is a school-based nutrition education program that equips children with knowedge to make better nutrition 

healthy nutrition is designed to enhance recal and retention of in-class lessons. It is part of Nestlé for Healthier Kids (N4HK), a flagship initiative of the company which aims to help choices from an early age for a healthier future. 

Twenty schools from the three senatorial districts of Ogun State and ten schoos from the six area councils in the FCT participated in the Nestlé for Healthier Kids (N4HK) Nutrition Quiz Competition which held simultaneously in Ogun State and the FCT for seven days. 

The participating schools where quizzed on topics curated fromthe N4HK students' manual covering nutrition, healthy hydration, hygiene and physical activities. This process was led by the Nutrition Society of Nigeria who alsoexecuted the competition from schoolstage to 

the finals. 

Speaking on the objectives of the competition, the Corporate Communications and Public 

Affairs Manager, Nestlé Nigeria, Mrs. Victoria Uwadoka said “Nestlé for Healthier Kids is FCT Universal Basic Education Board (UBEB) and Ogun State Universal Basic Education Board indeed understood the various topics. The competition wasintense, so the winners do benefits of healthy nutrition and an active lifestyle. The Nutrition quiz competition drives aligned with our goal of helping childrenlive healthierlives by raising awareness of the anchored the quiz, I celebrate the teachers who prepared the childrenso well, and of course of all the participating schools thisyear. The learners proved without doubt that they had home these lessons to boost recall and practice. We are delighted with the performance 

deserve the acclaim. I commend our partners, the Nutrition Society of Nigeria who (SUBEB) for their continued commitment to raising a healthier generation.” 

In his comments, the Chairman of Ogun state chapter of Nutrition Society of Nigeria, Prof. Oluseye Onabanjo said, “Malnutrition among school age children is a major public health concern. Improving the quality ofchildren’s foods and continuous education on feeding practices in the early years of life are cornerstones in addressing the challenge of malnutrition. The partnership between Nestlé Nigeria and the Ogun State Chapter of the Nutrition Society of Nigeria promotinghealthy eating and lifestyle habits through the school-based nutrition education program is highly commendable and value adding for children in the state”. 

Felicia Abraham, a primary 5 student of Gadonasko SciencePrimary School Gwagwalada speaking on behalf of her teammate and her school said, “I really enjoyed the Nestlé for Healthier Kids program as it taught me useful lessons for maintaining good health.  The other 

schoos did so well that we were a bit worried. We are very happy and proud of

ourselves for winning this competition on behalf of our school”. 

Mrs Abimbola Olatunji, a primary 5 teacher from St Paul’s Primary School, Orile Imo, Ogun State expressed her delight with the performance of her students given the hard work they put into preparations for the competition. She appreciated Nestlé’s commitment to the welfare of children in Ogun state. 

Other winners of the competition are Salvation Army Primary School, Edu Agbara, Ogun State and Model Primary School, Bwari, Abuja in second place and Methodist Primary School Abeokuta and LEA Primary School, Jiwa,Abuja in third position. 

All the winners took home exciting prizesfrom the organizers incuding sports gears for the teams and sporting equipment for their schools. 

Through the Nestlé for Healthier Kids program, the company continues to make progresson its commitment to unlock the power of food to enhancequalityof life for everyone today and for future generations. 

Relaunched in Nigeria in 2018, Nestlé for Heathier Kids is supportedby the Ogun State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), FCT Universal Basic Education Board, Nutrition Society of Nigeria, the Federal Ministry of Education and the Federal Ministry of Health.