What Nigerians think about FG’s decision to feed school children at home
Criticisms have trailed the federal government’s plan to go ahead with its national home-grown school feeding programme even as schools remain shut due to the coronavirus pandemic. Daily Trust Saturday samples the opinion of some Nigerians.The Nigerian government is not serious with poverty alleviation. Right now, we are facing the threat of COVID-19 and talking about palliatives for households which the government is not even handling well.
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