Mr Yusuf said the programme reflected the administration’s focus on education, youth empowerment, and social welfare.
The school feeding programme under the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Tinubu aims to improve the health and educational outcomes of public primary school pupils.
The is expected to provide a statutory and institutional framework for implementing the programme
Ms Farouq said the ministry will not accept intimidation of beneficiaries by an independent monitor.
President Muhammadu Buhari has spent more than ₦2 billion on free feeding for pupils in Adamawa, under the National Home-Grown School Feeding Programme.
The federal government says it introduced the N5,000 cash handout, school meals and other programmes under the NSIP to reduce Nigerians’ poverty.
The National Social Investment Programme (NSIP) Kogi says the federal government has injected over N17 billion into the state’s economy.
