The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajia Sadiya Umar Farouk, has said that 337,589 beneficiaries would be targeted with the modified feeding programme in Lagos.
This was revealed by the Director, National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and IDP’s, Mrs Margaret Ukegbu, who stood in for Farouk, at the inauguration of the school feeding programme in Lagos on Thursday.
She said, “The special homegrown feeding intervention will impact 337,589 beneficiaries made up of parents, guardians and caregivers of primary schoolchildren in participating schools.
“The identified and selected households will each receive 5kg bag of rice, 5kg bag of beans, vegetable and palm oil, salt, tomato paste and 15 pieces of eggs.
“These rations have been revealed by a nutrition expert to ascertain the nutritional value and benefits to the children.”
Present at the programme was Lagos Commissioner for Education, Mrs Folashade Adefisayo, who said the modified school feeding programme was a continuation of the existing homegrown feeding programme of the state government.
She also added that food is a vital factor in the development of a child.
“When a child is growing, it’s quite imperative that a child should have a good, quality, balanced diet to ensure that the brain grows appropriately because a hungry child cannot learn properly,” Adefisayo said.
