A report by the United Nations has indicated that the provision of meals for school children was still lacking in many developing countries, including Nigeria. The State of School Feeding Worldwide report by World Food Programme (WFP) was made public at the UN Headquarters on Friday.

The report stressed the importance of providing meals for school children, particularly in times of crises.

The UN Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the report provides global analysis of school feeding programmes in developed and developing nations.

According to WFP, about 368 million children, about one in five, get a meal at school every day in 169 developing and developed countries. In Nigeria, according to the report, fewer than 500,000 children are being fed in schools. However, countries such as Ghana, Zambia, Lesotho, Egypt, Cape Verde, Morocco, Sudan, Ivory Coast have a better coverage of their children. Lesotho and Cape verde feed their school kids, 100 per cent, the report indicated.cameroon and Nigeria perform very poorly, with Nigeria the worst.

It explained that despite the global nature of school feeding, the coverage of these programmes was lowest where they are most needed. For more on the WFP report, please click this http://documents.wfp.org/stellent/groups/public/documents/communications/wfp257482.pdf

“In low-income countries, only 18 per cent receive daily meals at school, compared to nearly 49 per cent of children in middle-income countries. Global investment in these programmes is about $75 billion, with most coming from government budgets.

“While these may seem like a large investment, the benefits are even greater as the report states that for every $1 spent by government and donors, at least three dollars are gained in economic returns,'' it said.

It stressed in the past five years, at least 38 countries have scaled up their school feeding programmes in response to a crisis, whether related to food prices, conflict, natural disaster or financial volatility.

gratiaeo: A report by the United Nations has indicated that the provision of meals for school children was still lacking in many developing countries, including Nigeria. The State of School Feeding Worldwide report by World Food Programme (WFP) was made public at the UN Headquarters on Friday.

The report stressed the importance of providing meals for school children, particularly in times of crises.

The UN Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the report provides global analysis of school feeding programmes in developed and developing nations.

According to WFP, about 368 million children, about one in five, get a meal at school every day in 169 developing and developed countries. In Nigeria, according to the report, fewer than 500,000 children are being fed in schools. However, countries such as Ghana, Zambia, Lesotho, Egypt, Cape Verde, Morocco, Sudan, Ivory Coast have a better coverage of their children. Lesotho and Cape verde feed their school kids, 100 per cent, the report indicated.cameroon and Nigeria perform very poorly, with Nigeria the worst.

It explained that despite the global nature of school feeding, the coverage of these programmes was lowest where they are most needed. For more on the WFP report, please click this http://documents.wfp.org/stellent/groups/public/documents/communications/wfp257482.pdf

“In low-income countries, only 18 per cent receive daily meals at school, compared to nearly 49 per cent of children in middle-income countries. Global investment in these programmes is about $75 billion, with most coming from government budgets.

“While these may seem like a large investment, the benefits are even greater as the report states that for every $1 spent by government and donors, at least three dollars are gained in economic returns,'' it said.

It stressed in the past five years, at least 38 countries have scaled up their school feeding programmes in response to a crisis, whether related to food prices, conflict, natural disaster or financial volatility.

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Chima_Adeoye: It is a good thing to feed school kids, but UN has no right to tell Nigeria what to do.Unless they are ready to support that instruction.
Make dem United Nations give Nigeria money for that.
After-all, Pakistan with a bigger GDP than Nigeria receive billions of dollars from dem every year.

Imanuelle: only one governor is up to the task.

cc; Rochas.

rapheal_olami: For over 2years now, osun state has been feeding †ђξ kids. With free education inclusive Ƌπϑ free uniform. (Though I don't believe in †ђξ free "unified" uniform sha). If osun of all †ђξ poor states in Nigeria can strategically do †ђξ exercise ЂƠ̴̴̴̴̴̴͡w should it be difficult for †ђξ oil regions, †ђξ high IGR states Ƌπϑ †ђξ gigantic allocation states with LOW number of kids in schools to do †ђξ same.
Ƌπϑ sincerely in osun, more pupils are now back to school than ever with better education(primary schools). Ƌπϑ †ђξ meals nice meals. I mean variety. Even what some adults Ƌπϑ kids can't eat in there various houses.

O'meal

God bless a unified Nigeria!!!

emiye:
(1)I will like you to find out if this o'meal is across all the primary schools of the local govts of the state.

(2) Is it a mon-friday exercise ?

I think it is more of a propaganda machinery.

gboss4sure: Did the students ever told them that they are hungry

rapheal_olami:
Yes, it is all primary schools. Ƌπϑ yes it is monday to friday. Am not been political here. But I will only say what am sure of. I am in osun state for now.

koruji: Osun state has already been doing this for her school kids since Aregbesola started implementing his revamped education policy. It is one of the highlights of his many achievements in Osun.

Redoil: Is it the cocoyam poison [O'coco] you are talking about.

kalunomics: our students dey bag cooler and water bottle go school as a fundamental requirement na.

Chima_Adeoye: It is a good thing to feed school kids, but UN has no right to tell Nigeria what to do.Unless they are ready to support that instruction.
Make dem United Nations give Nigeria money for that.
After-all, Pakistan with a bigger GDP than Nigeria receive billions of dollars from dem every year.

kpozite: When teachers are ''hungrier'' the pupils. If given the food they will feed themselves and their families first and then give the children the left over.