Politics 2016 Budget: Buhari Earmarks N500bn to School Feeding, Post-NYSC Grant

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According to the 2016 budget proposal MTEF submitted to the National Assembly, President Muhammadu Buhari has earmarked N500 billion for school feeding programme initiatives, conditional cash transfer to most vulnerable and post-National Youth Service Corps grant.‎

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It reads in part: “The Federal government will collaborate with state governments to‎ institute well-structured social welfare intervention programme such as: school feeding programme initiatives, conditional cash transfer to the most Vulnerable, and post NYSC grant.

“N5000 billion has been provisioned in the 2016 budget as social investments for these programmes. These intervention will start as a pilot scheme and work towards securing the support donor agencies and our development partners in order to minimize potential risks.”‎

- TheEagle
 
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