Gombe – Hajiya Maryam Mele, Focal Person, Social Investment Project, Gombe State, says N394 million has been released for the feeding of school children under the National Home Growth School Feeding Programme (HGSFP) in the state.
Mele who briefed newsmen on Saturday in Gombe on the activities of the agency, said the funds were released to 2,809 food vendors, participating in the programme.
Mele said that N197million was released in the first tranche in February, while N197million was released in the second tranche in March.
She said issues involving 400 food vendors who had difficulty in accessing the funds due to mismatched names and Bank Verification Numbers had been resolved.
Mele said the state had benefited from the social investment programme since its inception in 2016.
She said 2,840 beneficiaries were currently partaking in the N-power programme across…
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