Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday said the government’s free National Home Grown School Feeding programme would start in some states of the federation this month.

According to a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mr. Laolu Akande, the Vice-President said this in an interview with some journalists.

The Federal Government had failed to commence the programme at the beginning of the current academic session in September as promised.



The programme, which was formally inaugurated on June 9, 2016 by Osinbajo, is part of the Social Investment Plans of the present administration for which N500bn has been budgeted for in the 2016 Appropriation Act.

The Federal Government, through the national manager of the programme, Mrs. Abimbola Adesanmi, had in July said it would commence the scheme in September when schools resumed, with 5.5 million pupils across the country.

But Osinbajo reportedly told the journalists that it was the expectation of government that the programme would kick off in several states before the end of the month.

He said while the Federal Government would fund the scheme for pupils in Primary One to Primary Three, it was expected that state governments would be responsible for pupils in primary four and above.

Osinbajo said, “Definitely before the end of this month, we expect that several states would have come on stream with their Home Grown School Feeding Programme.

“The programme will energise agriculture in the different states because it is what you plant that you feed the children with.


“We will be hiring caterers and cooks in each state because it will be Federal Government-funded from primaries 1 to 3 and the state governments hopefully would be able to cater for the other classes.”

The Vice-President said the programme was a section of the Social Investment programmes that would impact directly on the lives of Nigerian children and families.

He also disclosed that before the end of the month, government would also engage 200,000 out of the 500,000 graduates it promised to employ.

“We expect that before the end of the month, we will engage 200,000 out of the 500,000 unemployed graduates the Buhari administration plans to hire in the N-Power jobs programme.

“The direct government job is meant to keep these young people occupied, pay them some amount of money and also give them a device, which will also help them to learn several skills that they can develop as time goes on.

“We expect that before the end of this month, we should have engaged 200,000 of them and we are hoping that before the end of the year we should have engaged more,” he said.

Osinbajo also said the micro-credit scheme for which the present administration would give loans to more than one million Nigerian artisans, traders, market women and others ranging from N60,000 to N100,000 would also start this month.

“For women across the country, we are giving loans, micro-credit loans to about 1.5 million women. We are focusing on market women and artisans.”

“We are working through the Bank of Industry. They are going to be giving out these loans and we have already identified the banks and everybody who is involved in this.

“We should be flagging-off hopefully before the end of this month,” he said.

Sourced at: http://punchng.com/fg-begins-school-feeding-programme-month-osinbajo/

Ok...

Nice

Abeg na every month dem dey begin?

Read same news last month!
Today again same thing

We are waiting

pweetychyka:
Abeg na every month dem dey begin?

Read same news last month!
Today again same thing

No sense at all , nonsense

Ok o, before d end of d month?... Marked as a remainder.

Plsssssssss can some1 advice dis guy to close is mouth. Na very month them they start

Lol These guys are funny.

June:
http://www.financialwatchngr.com/2016/06/09/fg-school-feeding-programme-launch-today/

September:
http://punchng.com/school-feeding-fg-fails-meet-september-take-off-target/

October: let's see

DaBullIT:

No sense at all , nonsense

I 'm not expected to make sense to everyone cos not all has got brain to think

Blue3k:
Lol These guys are funny.
June:
http://www.financialwatchngr.com/2016/06/09/fg-school-feeding-programme-launch-today/
September:
http://punchng.com/school-feeding-fg-fails-meet-september-take-off-target/
October: let's see

God bless u my dear!
Tot I was d only one that has read dis article before!

Fast one... pls have dey started paying d unemployed?

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Abbeyme:

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday said the government’s free National Home Grown School Feeding programme would start in some states of the federation this month.

According to a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mr. Laolu Akande, the Vice-President said this in an interview with some journalists.

The Federal Government had failed to commence the programme at the beginning of the current academic session in September as promised.



The programme, which was formally inaugurated on June 9, 2016 by Osinbajo, is part of the Social Investment Plans of the present administration for which N500bn has been budgeted for in the 2016 Appropriation Act.

The Federal Government, through the national manager of the programme, Mrs. Abimbola Adesanmi, had in July said it would commence the scheme in September when schools resumed, with 5.5 million pupils across the country.

But Osinbajo reportedly told the journalists that it was the expectation of government that the programme would kick off in several states before the end of the month.

He said while the Federal Government would fund the scheme for pupils in Primary One to Primary Three, it was expected that state governments would be responsible for pupils in primary four and above.

Osinbajo said, “Definitely before the end of this month, we expect that several states would have come on stream with their Home Grown School Feeding Programme.

“The programme will energise agriculture in the different states because it is what you plant that you feed the children with.


“We will be hiring caterers and cooks in each state because it will be Federal Government-funded from primaries 1 to 3 and the state governments hopefully would be able to cater for the other classes.”

The Vice-President said the programme was a section of the Social Investment programmes that would impact directly on the lives of Nigerian children and families.

He also disclosed that before the end of the month, government would also engage 200,000 out of the 500,000 graduates it promised to employ.

“We expect that before the end of the month, we will engage 200,000 out of the 500,000 unemployed graduates the Buhari administration plans to hire in the N-Power jobs programme.

“The direct government job is meant to keep these young people occupied, pay them some amount of money and also give them a device, which will also help them to learn several skills that they can develop as time goes on.

“We expect that before the end of this month, we should have engaged 200,000 of them and we are hoping that before the end of the year we should have engaged more,” he said.

Osinbajo also said the micro-credit scheme for which the present administration would give loans to more than one million Nigerian artisans, traders, market women and others ranging from N60,000 to N100,000 would also start this month.

“For women across the country, we are giving loans, micro-credit loans to about 1.5 million women. We are focusing on market women and artisans.”

“We are working through the Bank of Industry. They are going to be giving out these loans and we have already identified the banks and everybody who is involved in this.

“We should be flagging-off hopefully before the end of this month,” he said.

Sourced at: http://punchng.com/fg-begins-school-feeding-programme-month-osinbajo/

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Mere commissioner

patriotic9jaboy:
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Mere commissioner

You wish!!

pweetychyka:


I 'm not expected to make sense to everyone cos not all has got brain to think

Honestly?? Read what you wrote again, I won't trade insults with you

DaBullIT:

Honestly?? Read what you wrote again, I won't trade insults with you

What I wrote is as simple as ABC!
'I read a news saying they will begin to feed school children as at last month. Today same news & I asked if it's now an every month news headline'

Pls tell me, wats difficult to understand?

pweetychyka:


I 'm not expected to make sense to everyone cos not all has got brain to think



God bless u my dear!
Tot I was d only one that has read dis article before!

Fast one... pls have dey started paying d unemployed?

Simple answer no. They are focusing attention on extremely poor in camps. That promise has been canceled.

https://www.naij.com/999120-just-president-buhari-fulfills-promise-begins-payment-n5000-photos.html?source=breaking

http://www.tribuneonlineng.com/i-wont-pay-n5000-to-unemployed-nigerians-i-have-different-priority-buhari

Very lying and deceitful Government i pity this commissioner/pastor who has been forced to tell heavy lies to save a shameless and directionless party whose aim was just to be in power so wat next AFeeCee

Blue3k:


Simple answer no. They are focusing attention on extremely poor in camps. That promise has been canceled.

https://www.naij.com/999120-just-president-buhari-fulfills-promise-begins-payment-n5000-photos.html?source=breaking

http://www.tribuneonlineng.com/i-wont-pay-n5000-to-unemployed-nigerians-i-have-different-priority-buhari

Okkk dear!

Thanks boss....

pweetychyka:


What I wrote is as simple as ABC!
'I read a news saying they will begin to feed school children as at last month. Today same news & I asked if it's now an every month news headline'

Pls tell me, wats difficult to understand?

For being a good girl, I'll devote time to explain to you, one of the links your supporters provided from punch clearly explained why the launch was postponed / why the program did not begin


Osinbanjo speaking through his media aide established that low oil price and inability to finance the budget is why the launch was delayed

And its a common sense thing, the program among others are yet to be financed, not up to 3 trillion that is less than 50% of budget has been financed so far, how would they launch a program that is basically dependent on money when there's no money

;Ddid you say this month


"NECHE DEM SAY SCHOOL DON RESUME O0OOO0OO!!!! Na this Monday school resume and dem go start to dey SHARE FOOD next week. Just wear your uniform dey go now cos dem say na people wey resume this week go chop from the food next week" ;Ddid you say this month


"NECHE DEM SAY SCHOOL DON RESUME O0OOO0OO!!!! Na this Monday school resume and dem go start to dey SHARE FOOD next week. Just wear your uniform dey go now cos dem say na people wey resume this week go chop from the food next week"


This boy don finish the food for this house.... Kai!!!

Osinbajo is nothing but a PA to Buhari; as useless as deputy governors in nigeria

Why dis prof too dey lie?

DaBullIT:


For being a good girl, I'll devote time to explain to you, one of the links your supporters provided from punch clearly explained why the launch was postponed / why the program did not begin


Osinbanjo speaking through his media aide established that low oil price and inability to finance the budget is why the launch was delayed

And its a common sense thing, the program among others are yet to be financed, not up to 3 trillion that is less than 50% of budget has been financed so far, how would they launch a program that is basically dependent on money when there's no money

Thanks for taking your tym to explain.

A quick one, Wat has happened to all the stolen money that has been refunded?

[s]Promises i hope i never break them, met a female dragon had a fire conversation... [/s]

where food no dey d country.

make osibanjo dey dia dey fool himself......him think say we go believe am because ma pastor?

OK oo. Nigerians r waiting....dis our VP has bn speaking in future tense ever since he came to power. Either he is still campaigning or he has no idea abt d specifics of his own programs.

more outlets for embezzlement. dis phantom program will not last 7 months. quote me anywia.

This government should spare us from "it willstart", we want to hear things like "It has started"

pweetychyka:
Abeg na every month dem dey begin?
Read same news last month! Today again same thing

Join me in Observing dear