School Feeding Programme
1 Feb
Kano State Government has re-introduced a school feeding program across public primary schools and early child care estimated at N2.2 billion.
24 Jan
The Federal Government’s proposal to spend N60 billion on a school feeding programme in 2025 will be laudable only if the money is judiciously used for its intended purpose.
24 Dec
The Special Assistant to the Governor of Kaduna State on the school feeding programme, Dr. Fauziya Buhari-Ado, has offered insight as to why
12 Sep
Stakeholders at an X (formerly Twitter) Spaces discussion have praised the Kano State government's declaration of a state of emergency on education, saying Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf's efforts should inspire similar reforms across northern Nigeria. The conversation, monitored by *Leadership Group* on Thursday, centred on the topic, "Education in Northern Nigeria: Is Kano on the…
10 Jun 2024
The school feeding programme launched by the administration of President Olusegun Obasanjo, on September 6, 2005, has been plagued by perennial crises encumbering proper implementation.
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