Kano spends N1.5 billion monthly on school feeding - Governor

The governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje has stated that President Muhammadu Buhari's administration spends about N1.5billion monthly on school feeding in the State.

He made the statement on Tuesday, July 6, 2021, while hosting the technical committee on the National Home Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSF).

According to him, the state has the highest population in Nigeria, as well as the highest number of schools.

“When education is made free and compulsory, the number of pupils will definitely increase, even if you cannot afford it because it is compulsory,” he noted.

The Commissioner of Education, Muhammad Sanusi-Kiru clarified that the state has 1.2 million pupils covered in the school feeding programme.

Sanusi also added that there are about 12,258 food vendors benefitting from the NHGSF.