The Lagos State Government says N11bn had been budgeted for its Snacks for Thought programme.
It explained that the Snacks for Thought programme was created to complement the home grown school feeding programme of the Federal Government, which covered only pupils in primary one to primary three.
The government added that its feeding programme would take care of the pupils at the crèche and primary four to primary six.
The Special Adviser of the Office of Civic Engagement, Princess Aderemi Adebowale, made this known during the ministerial press briefing commemorating the second year anniversary of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, in Alausa, Ikeja.
Adebowale stated that a report by UNICEF in 2018 showed that an estimated 229,264 pupils were out of school in Lagos State.
The special adviser also said over 2,200 indigent pregnant mothers across 11 local government areas of the state had benefitted from the state’s Mother, Infant and Child programme aimed at assisting underprivileged pregnant women in the state.
