Government releases N1b agency arrears
The Federal
Government has released N1 billion as arrears for the implementation of
the National Programme for Food Security (NPFS), an official of the
Ministry has said.
Bukar Tijani, the
NPFS National Coordinator, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on
Monday in Lagos, that the 2007/2008 NPFS arrears were appropriated in
the 2010 budget of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Tijani said that
the money had been transferred to all the states that had complied with
the directive to open domiciliary accounts for the programme.
He said that more
than 70,000 beneficiaries were being targeted directly and 765,000
beneficiaries through the outreach programme. He further said that the
programme was being implemented in 327 local governments in the country.
According to the
coordinator, the programme has recorded success in production
enhancement and diversification as well as encouraging emphasis towards
supporting small producers.
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