Nigerian government has said that total of 228,046 children were feed with 5 billion naira in Gombe State.
The development was revealed by Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Investment, Sadiya Farouq.
According to her no fewer than 228,046 children have benefitted from home grown school feeding in Gombe within the last five years.
Farouq also revealed that the National Home Grown School Feeding Programme is one of the Federal Government initiatives aimed at improving literacy among the populace.
She added, “Total investment of the Federal Government on all these sectors amount to N320,104,400 monthly. The sum of 4.5 billion Naira has been expended in the state.”
On his part, Gombe State Governor Muhammadu Yahaya pledged his administration’s commitment to supporting all projects initiated by the Federal Government aimed at Fighting Poverty and Unemployment among Nigerians.
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