Ø Raises number of beneficiaries by 1m
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the extension of the on-going school feeding programme in the country to Almajiri schools and other children in non-conventional education settings.
The President also approved the expansion of the National Social Investment Programmes (NSIPs) to accommodate more traders, graduates, farmers, among others.
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiyya Umar Farouq, disclosed this yesterday in Abuja, during the 4th Annual Review of the ‘National Home Grown School Feeding Programme’, (NHGSFP).
According to her, “The National Home Grown School Feeding Programme is an important intervention because of the multiple wins it is capable of delivering; It is a vehicle for reducing hunger, promoting educational gains, health status improvement and economic stimulation”.
She added that such Programmes are recognised as positive indicators for Countries who are on track to achieve sustainable development.
The minister said given the president’s approval of increment in the number of beneficiaries, the NHGSFP will include additional five million pupils, “including children in non-conventional educational settings.”
“The Ministry remains committed to providing the necessary support and the enabling environment for social protection and inclusion policies to grow and take root in the fabric of our nation so that future generations will thrive and succeed in a growingly competitive world”, she further stated.
