The Nigerian government has approved an increase in the cost of school lunch from N70 to N100, as well as the training of 42 cooks under the Home Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP).

The goal of the training is to increase their performance and provide a healthy and sanitary experience for children. The title of the project is tagged 'Nationwide Documentation and Training of Master Cooks on NHGSFP'.

Sadiya Farouq, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, spoke at the event in Lokoja, saying the training aimed to improve the cooks' ability to provide safe and nutritional meals for kids.

The minister, who was represented by Susan Simpa, the NHGSFP's nutritional assistant, stated that the 42 trainees would return to their respective local governments following the course to train others.

According to her, two cooks were chosen from each of Kogi's 21 local governments, who will then train 20 cooks in their respective communities.

According to her, the NHGSFP is part of President Muhammadu Buhari's National Social Investment Programme (NSIP), which aims to lift poor Nigerians out of poverty.

She went on to say that the.. https://digitalskil.com/school-feeding-nigerian-government-increases-cost-of-feeding-per-child-from-n70-to-n100/