Mr Lawal-Jobe said the committee would submit its report within two weeks of inauguration.
Deputy Governor Manassah Jatau, while flagging off the initiative, hoped it would significantly reduce the number of malnourished children.
The challenge of over 40 per cent of children being stunted and nearly 300,000 children affected by wasting requires urgent action, said UNICEF.
Mr Loum identified Nigeria as operating one of the biggest social safety net programmes in Africa.
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Ms Hassan said that she got married at 18 years and was unhappy seeing her two-month-old child in a malnourished state.
An estimated two million children in Nigeria suffer from severe acute malnutrition, but only two out of every 10 children affected are treated.
The number of children facing severe drought across the Horn of Africa has increased by more than 40 per cent within two months.
“Children with severe acute malnutrition are at a significantly higher risk of death as compared to well-nourished children.”
