FG Now Feeding 10 Million Pupils In 32 States

By Ayodele Oluwafemi

The National Home-Grown School Feeding Programme, NHGSFP, has spread tentacles to Yobe State, as the programme now feeds over 9.8million pupils daily in 32 states.

The Federal Government-initiated feeding programme is currently ongoing in 32 states with over 53,000 primary schools pupils benefiting from the scheme with one free meal daily, while engaging over 106,000 cooks in the states.

 The scheme has also commenced the distribution of 2.4million aluminium bowls and spoons for pulpils in public primary schools in 6 states currently benefitting from the school feeding programme.

This was contained in statement, signed by the Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande. Part of statement reads: “The 32 states currently benefitting from the school feeding programme are: Anambra, Abia, Akwa Ibom, Adamawa, Bauchi, Benue, Borno, Cross River, Ebonyi, Enugu, Kaduna, Kebbi, Kogi, Sokoto, and Nasarawa. Others include Taraba, Ogun, Oyo, Osun, Plateau, Delta, Zamfara, Imo, Jigawa, Kano, Niger, Katsina, Ondo, Edo, Gombe, Ekiti, and Yobe states.

“In the second term of the Buhari administration, the programme has a target of reaching well over 12 million pupils in all the 36 states and the FCT. In the same vein, the Federal Government has commenced the distribution of aluminium bowls and spoons for pupils in public primary schools in 6 states currently benefiting from the School Feeding Programme.

 “Under the First phase of the distribution, over 2.4 million bowls and spoons would be distributed in Plateau State (314,082), Adamawa (182,144), Kaduna (834,130), Katsina (742, 689), Oyo (199, 922), Delta (136, 710) and Ebonyi (73, 513).The School feeding programme has not only helped to increase enrolment rates of pupils in the states, it is also effectively tackling early year malnutrition and the problem of stunting, while improving the cognitive skills of children.”

 And For More Nigerian News Visit GWG.NG