8 Young Nigerians Scientists Gets cash Awards at FrieslandCampina WAMCO’s 48th Nutrition Confab

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FrieslandCampina WAMCO, makers of Peak and Three Crowns milk awarded cash prizes to eight young Nigerian nutritionists for their excellent scientific research presentations at the just concluded 48th Annual General Meeting & Scientific Conference of the Nutrition Society of Nigeria.The awardees are all M.Sc and PhD students below age 35. They are Oyewole Mary Oyeronke, Chukwu Chianaka Chinecherem, Obayi Chinonso Victoria and Duru Chinenye Ogechi. Others are Eguavoen Valentina Imara, Agbaje Gloria, Oputteh Peace Ochuwa and Udechukwu Stephanie Chinazar

The five-day conference themed “Nutrition Challenges: What Actions for Sustainable Development?” was held at the Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State.

FrieslandCampina WAMCO also championed fitness routines for the delegates. The company organised 15-minute twice-daily Three Crowns milk-sponsored aerobic sessions, thus drawing attention to the need for everyone to stay fit and healthy with the right nutrition and daily exercises. Participants enjoyed a 30-minute cardio session on the last day of the conference.

President of the Nutrition Society of Nigeria, Dr. Bartholomew Brai, observed that nutrition awareness is still very low in Nigeria and it is a serious drawback on economic productivity and national development.

Keynote speaker at the conference, Mrs Ada Ezeogu, a nutrition specialist at UNICEF suggested ways of tackling Nigeria’s nutrition challenges such as improving infant and young child feeding practices, teaching mothers on healthy diets and lifestyle.

In a communiqué issued after the conference, the Nutrition Society of Nigeria called on government to ensure adequate nutrition staffing in ministries both at state and federal levels, and increase budgetary allocations to address these issues.

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Four of eight winners of the FrieslandCampina WAMCO cash awards for excellent scientific research (from left) Eguavoen Valentina Imara, Agbaje Gloria, Oputteh Peace Ochuwa and Udechukwu Stephanie Chinazar at the 48th Annual General Meeting and Scientific Conference of the Nutrition Society of Nigeria held at Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State recently.

Four of eight winners of the FrieslandCampina WAMCO cash awards for excellent scientific research (from left) Oyewole Mary Oyeronke, Chukwu Chianaka Chinecherem, Obayi Chinonso Victoria and Duru Chinenye Ogechi at the 48th Annual General Meeting and Scientific Conference of the Nutrition Society of Nigeria held at Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma Edo State recently.


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