UNICEF said if left untreated, children with severe acute malnutrition were nearly 12 times more likely to die than a healthy child.
The guild urged the Federal Government to speak on the whereabouts of the Editor of FirstNews newspaper, Segun Olatunji.
He underscored the need for freedom of speech and expression to deepen democracy.
The Kogi commissioners encouraged the editors to tell Nigerians exactly what they saw in Kogi State.
The Labour Party flag bearer spoke at the Editors Forum, an initiative of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE).
The Nigerian Guild of Editors has called on the federal government to make newsprint, broadcast equipment and other media consumables tax-free.
NGE President Mustapha Isah said the partnership was the first of its kind for the organisation in many years.
How successfully journalists manage the innovations and issues technology throws at them would determine whether or not and how far they succeed as mediators.
Mr Falana said the call was necessary to forestall the government’s push to shut down social media.
