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We’ve Spent N49b On School Feeding Programme In 2 Years – FG
At least N49 billion has been spent by the federal government on the national home-grown school feeding programme, Mariam Uwais, special adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on social protection has said.
The programme, which is meant for feeding primary school pupils across the country, is a component of the government’s social investment, ongoing since the last two years.
Uwais said 8, 596,340 pupils were currently being fed in 46,247 public primary schools in 24 states.
She listed the states as Abia, Adamawa, Akwa-Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi, Benue, Borno, Cross River, Delta, Ebonyi, Enugu, Gombe, Imo, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Niger, Ogun, Osun, Oyo, Plateau, Sokoto, Taraba, and Zamfara.
She added that through the programme, 90,670 Nigerians had been engaged and empowered as cooks while over 100,000 local farmers had also been linked with the programme to supply locally sourced farm produce.
Uwais said the government had achieved 30 percent improvement in school enrollment in the country since the commencement of the programme.
“We have created a value chain with significant economic benefits to the micro-economic development of the states.” she said.
“The value chain offers additional benefits of job creation and increased livelihood outcomes for both cooks and small holder-farmers, hence improving livelihood and the local economies.”
Uwais noted that government was having challenges with the implementation of the school feeding programme in Niger and Benue states, adding that some officials in the two states have been handed over to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for investigation and prosecution.
“The national social investment office is ably empowered to suspend the programme in any state where the prescribed standard is reported to have fallen below expectation until a redesigned and realignment is achieved,” she said.
She said while the federal government budgeted and appropriated N500bn for the 2016 fiscal year and the same amount in 2017, only about N140bn was released in 2017 while N80bn was accessed in 2016.
Other components of the SIP are N-Power, national cash transfer project, and government enterprise and empowerment programme.
Anonymous
August 6, 2018 at 9:52 am
APC is a party associated with evil even In Sierra Leone during their Civil War, APC Was The party in power.
Anonymous
August 5, 2018 at 7:34 pm
Liars
Anonymous
August 5, 2018 at 3:38 pm
Confused party. One day, APC will tell Nigerians, how they spent money on buying tissues
Anonymous
August 5, 2018 at 6:49 am
VP remember that GOD is watching at you as a pastor you called urself
Anonymous
August 4, 2018 at 8:44 pm
Ridiculous government
Anonymous
August 4, 2018 at 3:33 pm
Ole buruku
Anonymous
August 4, 2018 at 12:28 pm
This is rubbish, meaningless
Anonymous
August 4, 2018 at 10:28 am
God punish u Apc.where are those schools located?is it only d northern sch children dat are being fed.
Anonymous
August 4, 2018 at 7:13 am
Heeeeeeeeeya
Anonymous
August 4, 2018 at 6:42 am
Na fraud
Anonymous
August 3, 2018 at 11:35 pm
This man u are not ashamed of saying things like this when u know very well that you and your party has disappointed Nigerian..
Anonymous
August 3, 2018 at 10:34 pm
Shame on you .
Anonymous
August 3, 2018 at 8:19 pm
sai baba corruption
Anonymous
August 3, 2018 at 7:40 pm
corruption
Anonymous
August 3, 2018 at 6:33 pm
Criminals, all of you must pay for it tomorrow!
Anonymous
August 3, 2018 at 6:05 pm
Thieves
Anonymous
August 3, 2018 at 5:54 pm
Ndi oshi!
Anonymous
August 3, 2018 at 5:49 pm
Those fed are sitting on bare floor. Y not use d money for school infrastructures.
Anonymous
August 3, 2018 at 5:36 pm
Chaii who do this to nigeria rules. Always looking for a way to steal from the country. Who will save nigeria
Anonymous
August 3, 2018 at 5:29 pm
Criminals.
Anonymous
August 3, 2018 at 4:59 pm
Who send u
Anonymous
August 3, 2018 at 4:45 pm
For which side?me I still de ask o
Anonymous
August 3, 2018 at 4:12 pm
Irrespective of any political party killing is worst than stealing, as you condemned looting which is taking place in all political party and our individual home and churches I want you also to condemned the present killing in the land is the shameful thing, life is 100% better than money, silver and goal.
Anonymous
August 3, 2018 at 3:52 pm
Criminals
Anonymous
August 3, 2018 at 3:26 pm
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Anonymous
August 3, 2018 at 3:25 pm
May God have mercy on this gov’t of Muhammadu Buhari with their immense corruption.
Anonymous
August 3, 2018 at 3:20 pm
Dat means each student eat one full chicken everyday. Even as dat. Can’t it amount to that. Lets Remember God cretead us equal oo… And dat day is coming
Anonymous
August 3, 2018 at 3:15 pm
Which of the schools biko
Anonymous
August 3, 2018 at 3:03 pm
Criminals
Anonymous
August 3, 2018 at 1:50 pm
Anonymous
August 3, 2018 at 12:59 pm
We don’t need your statement of account yet, until after elections and hand over. You people will smell Lagos lagoon.
Anonymous
August 3, 2018 at 12:58 pm
Which feeding? Four pupils in a #50 bread. APC frustrations.
Anonymous
August 3, 2018 at 12:54 pm
Anonymous
August 3, 2018 at 12:36 pm
Do u believe ?
Anonymous
August 3, 2018 at 12:32 pm
Where and where, in the dream.
Anonymous
August 3, 2018 at 12:29 pm
Just check you can Neva see any Hausa bastard bigot here but wen it comes to buhari you go see the bastards ranting
Anonymous
August 3, 2018 at 12:07 pm
Story
Anonymous
August 3, 2018 at 12:06 pm
Wonders shall never end. 49 billion naira? to do what? This alone will stop Buhari’s re-election 2019
Anonymous
August 3, 2018 at 11:57 am
Ole Ole Ole.thief thief
Anonymous
August 3, 2018 at 11:54 am
ALL THIS KIND CRIMINALS SRF TIRE PESIN OOOOOO!
Anonymous
August 3, 2018 at 11:44 am
Hahaha… Very funny. Private schools or Government schools? Most governments schools in Nigeria are without roof. Leaking roofs, with very bad roads, No seats and my question is why feeding them under such very hash condition? With #49 billion??
Anonymous
August 3, 2018 at 11:38 am
Make una remember God oooo
Anonymous
August 3, 2018 at 11:36 am
Nigerian population is about 190 million and the children alone are not up to 90million, lets say they are up to 90million. Do you know that if you dash all of them 1million for only feeding in a year for 2 years that will amount to 18billion. Then some says F.G spent 49billion…jeeeeessuuuo
#49, 000, 000, 000
MEHN WE ARE REALLY LAZY YOUTHS IN NIGERIA.
Anonymous
August 3, 2018 at 11:35 am
Wonderful election promise kept, but in two years 49b Naira spent? Your asking me source of APC campaign fund.
Anonymous
August 3, 2018 at 11:31 am
this Fulani terrorist government will not kill all Nigerians with their lies Mohammed
Anonymous
August 3, 2018 at 11:19 am
Help me ask am oo
Anonymous
August 3, 2018 at 11:18 am
Sometimes I begin to wonder the way they call those amounts of money as if it just #500
Anonymous
August 3, 2018 at 11:12 am
FG, fear God
Anonymous
August 3, 2018 at 11:11 am
And who that one help?
Anonymous
August 3, 2018 at 10:59 am
And the children are still looking kwashiokoish and thiny? By the way, are these children from the whole country or they are from the north alone? N49 billion is more than enough to equipe existing boarding schools or even build more if APC govenemnt really meant business. This the best way to really touch the children’s lives than allowing some crook politicians to share one small bread with one bottle of kunu for 5 children and divert the money to private pocket all in the name of school feeding!
Anonymous
August 3, 2018 at 10:43 am
49b for school feeding. Ahhhh!!!!!!!
Anonymous
August 3, 2018 at 10:36 am
Scamers in power
Anonymous
August 3, 2018 at 10:35 am
The worst government ever….in lies, corrupt and backward
Anonymous
August 3, 2018 at 10:35 am
But the government have spent 10 times that amount in flying Buhari abroad for medical treatment, is Buhari greater & more valuable to Nigeria than any of these children who could be great leaders?
Anonymous
August 3, 2018 at 10:31 am
V,P, pls is ur children among doses children u are sitting with,???????,