The Federal Government has distributed 339,652 sets of branded feeding utensils to public primary schools in Kebbi to improve hygiene and safety during meals.
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar-Faruq, made this known during the distribution exercise at Atiku Bagudu Science Model Primary School in Birnin Kebbi.
The minister, who was represented by the Director Procurement of the ministry, Bello Alkali, said the distribution of the utensils was carried out under the National Home Grown School Feeding Programme.
According to her, the programme is a social protection and poverty alleviation strategy which seeks to raise school enrolment, enhance school children nutrition, health, and boost local economic activities across thousands of communities in the country.
She explained that the NGHSFP was mainly designed to address poverty in all its forms and was in collaboration with states government.
