Nigeria, Feb. 18 -- The Bauchi State House of Assembly has initiated a thorough investigation into the expenditure of over N1 billion allocated for child nutrition programs in the state.

This decision comes in response to growing concerns over the rising cases of malnutrition among children, despite the substantial financial investment made to address the issue.

The probe was announced on Tuesday during a two-day advocacy and sensitization meeting, where lawmakers expressed their disappointment over the lack of visible improvement in child nutrition levels.

The legislators noted that nearly 100% of the funds allocated for the program in previous years had been disbursed, yet malnutrition rates have continued to increase.

Speaker of th...