The Federal Government has approved the sum of N5bn for each States of the federation including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to aide procurement of essential food items to the underprivileged in their respective States.
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State disclosed this at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, after the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting.
He noted that 52% of the funds were given to the State governments as grants while 48% is loans.
Governor Zulum acknowledged that State governors are to procure 100,000 bags of rice, 40,000 bags of maize, and fertilizers for the less privilege, in addition to the released of five trucks of rice each to the 36 State governors by the Federal Government.
