We Spent N49bn On Feeding of Primary School Pupils In 2 Years– FG
The Presidency on Thursday said the Federal Government has spent N49bn on the feeding of primary school pupils under the National Home-Grown School Feeding Programme, a component of the government’s Social Investment Programme, in the last two years. The Special Adviser to the President on NSIP, Mrs. Mariam Uwais, disclosed this to journalists in Abuja. Uwais said 8, 596,340 pupils were currently being fed in 46,247 public primary schools in 24 states. The 24 states, according to her, include Abia, Adamawa, Akwa-Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi, Benue, Borno, Cross River, Delta, Ebonyi, Enugu, Gombe, Imo, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Niger, Ogun, Osun, Oyo,
