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FG repackaging school feeding program – Official

The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Sony Echono says that the country’s School Feeding Programme is being repackaged for more impact. Mr Echono made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja on Monday. He said although the programme was being handled by the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, the education…

Labour action: School Feeding caterers picket at the president’s private residence

Scores of aggrieved caterers who cocked under the Ghana School Feeding Programme in Accra have besieged the Nima residence of President Nana Akufo-Addo.

The women have threatened to hold naked demonstration if their monies are not paid in full by the Akufo-Addo government.

Some of the caterers, who spoke to Adom News, said they have not been paid for over a year now.

Some caterers of government’s…

We Provide Free Meals For About 8.2m Pupils In 24 States- Presidency

Over 8 Million Pupils Benefit From The School Feeding Programme Some Beneficiaries Of The School Feeding Programme

The National Home-Grown School Feeding Programme under the Muhammadu Buhari’s administration said it now serves over 8 Million Pupils in 24 states Free meals.

NIGERIA NEWS gathered that 45,394 public primary schools have been benefitting from this scheme.

This was made known by the S…

School Feeding Program now in 14 States with almost 3m Pupils reached – Presidency

The Presidency has said that it’s Homegrown School Feeding Programme, one of the Social Investment Programmes (SIP) is now in 14 states of the federation.

This was made known by Laolu Akande, the Senior Special Assistant to Acting President Yemi Osinbajo in a statement on Sunday. (more…)

Huye in School Feeding Mobilsation Drive

Huye District has embarked on a mobilisation campaign to raise funds towards the School Feeding Programme, to cater for learners from vulnerable families.

The programme was introduced by government last year, in a bid to provide lunch for school children, mainly from Nine and 12 Year Basic Education. This was to ensure they concentrate on their studies and reduce the dropout rate.

Under the…

25-million-USD grant to support school feeding in Rwanda

The World Food Program (WFP) in Rwanda has received a 25-million-U.S.-dollar McGovern-Dole grant to back the African country’s school feeding program. The grant sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is a five-year program dedicated to improving educational performance among school children, in coordination with Rwanda’s Ministries of Agriculture and Education.

The grant signing…