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Oluremi Tinubu launches national food bank programme in Nigeria

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Oluremi Tinubu launches national food bank programme in Nigeria

Nigerian first lady Oluremi Tinubu launched the National Community Food Bank Programme in Cross River State. The initiative includes 500 million naira in aid to tackle food insecurity, according to a report published by Punch.

Oluremi Tinubu, Nigeria’s first lady, launched the National Community Food Bank Programme in Cross River State. Three food banks opened simultaneously in Calabar to provide nutritional support to children under six, pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers.

According to a statement signed by Busola Kukoyi, special adviser on media to the first lady, 1,179 beneficiaries have already been registered and 2,089 food parcels distributed. The programme aims to address food insecurity and malnutrition among vulnerable Nigerians.

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