SF programme to become Africa’s largest with spread to 36 states – Uwais

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By Elizabeth Uwandu

THE Federal Government’s  National Home Grown School Feeding Programme, NHGSFP, currently in 20 states of the federation, has been projected to become the largest school feeding initiative in Africa as plans are underway to cover the entire 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

This was revealed by the Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Social Protection, Mrs. Maryam Uwais in a recent interview.

President Muhammadu Buhari

Uwais said, “As at August last year (2017), the Federal Government  spent N6.2 billion on the school feeding programme in 14 states. This has encouraged increase in school attendance across the country as the programme is also designed to improve school enrollment and completion.

“The NHGSFP has served 246 million meals. We are in about 60,000 schools around the country. Government wants to expand the programme to…



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