Federal government will today lunch the school feeding programme, which is expected to ensure the feeding of over 24 million primary school children, would have each of the children given one meal per day in the first year of its operation.
The programme will be preceded by a Stakeholders Forum holding in Aso Rock on Thursday to be addressed by the Vice President.
A statement by the Professor Osinbajo said that administration was at the final rounds of preparation for the commencement of the free school feeding programme for primary school pupils.
The Federal and State governments will review the Strategic Plan for the rollout of the scheme which is part of the 500 billion Naira Social Investment plans of the Buhari administration.
The strategic plans will run until 2020 and form the cornerstone of the nationwide Home Grown School Feeding (HGSF) programme which, according to the government, would provide a nutritious hot meal a day to over 24 million primary school children.
The HGSF programmes provide free school meals procured from local farmers.
These programmes offer a ‘win-win-win’ for children, farmers and communities alike.
According to the Vice President, the Home-Grown School Feeding programme would help school pupils become better students, boost the local economies and create new jobs.
He said: “To achieve national coverage, the Federal Government is working in partnership with states and local communities and international organizations for the successful implementation of the HGSF programme.