Free School Meal: FG partners NASCO to produce‘special’biscuit

In keeping to its campaign promises of providing quality education in the country, the Federal Government has signed a memorandum of understanding with NASCO Foods limited, Jos for commercial production of high nutrient density biscuit for the national school feeding programme.

Speaking at the occasion at the weekend, the Director General and CEO, Federal Institute of Industrial Research, Oshodi (FIIRO), Dr. Mrs. Gloria Elemo, said the MoU was meant to provide a strategic guide for the collaboration between the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology, Federal Institute–of Industrial Research Oshodi and Nasco Foods Limited, Jos on commercial production of High Nutrient Density Biscuit.
The initiative was an innovation of FIIRO for the National School Feeding Programme in the spirit of the Public-Private Partnership promoted by the Federal Government of Nigeria.

The FIIRO boss stated that the strategic collaboration was one of the approaches that the institute considered and adopted to partner with relevant organizations that can make’significant contributions to the realization of its mandate.

‘‘This is based on the realization that an Institute- on its own cannot· make the much desired impact without collaborating with relevant organizations. Collaboration with strategic partners/organizations which could commercialize the Institute’s many innovations.’’

With this collaboration, Elemo assured that jobs and wealth would be created, while the national GDP will be enhanced through the productive sector of the economy.

She maintained that technology was the way to go for Nigeria to diversify her economy, most especially at this juncture of our national history when the nation is giving serious attention to utilization of indigenous technologies and the instrument of science and technology as a potent strategy to diversify the economy to provide alternative revenue sources.
The project she said was conceived out of the need to address the increasing food insecurity which had become a major concern especially for children between the ages 5 and 13 who are mainly primary school children.

‘‘It is heartwarming that the Federal government of Nigeria is conscious of the need to provide adequately for the future generation through the National School Feeding Programme”adding that the programme will lead to increase in pupils’enrollment in schools; boost school attendance and child nutrition; enhance retention rates; promote general improvement in cognitive abilities of
children as well as catalyzing tremendous economic stimulus.

The HND biscuit is developed from indigenous crops which will be commercially produced domestically with this arrangement.

Elemo revealed that the choice of Nasco Foods Limited in this partnership was based on the company’s integrity and experience in the industry.

For her, the event signified the technical commencement of strategic partnership with Nasco Foods Limited to fully commercialize the High Nutrient Density biscuit production technology.

Similarly, the FIIRO DG said the agency was already working with other strategic partners to produce drinks based on our formulation to compliment the biscuit for effective- administration of the National School Feeding Programme.--- reporter Vanguard News

Daniel Olukoya 'Mountaintop University is not for students that cannot pray'

The General Overseer of the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries,Dr. Daniel Olukoya, has said that the Mountain Top University, Magboro, Ogun State, is not for students who cannot pray or detest prayers, Punch reports.
Speaking during the February edition of thespiritualexercise, ‘Power Must Change Hands,’ he mentioned that the students and staff of the school regularly undergo intense prayers.

He said, “This university is not for students who cannot pray.”
Commending lecturers for their commitment to ensuring a robust academic environment, the cleric pledged that the university would endeavour to pursue its lofty objectives.

Olukoya also urged interested members of the church to participate in the ‘adopt a student’ scheme.
The scheme is an initiative conceived by the church leadership in conjunction with authorities of the university to assist indigent and brilliant students to realise their academic dreams.

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Free MealNASCO to produce special biscuit for pupils

In Lagos Government to commence feeding of public primary school pupils soon

LASG to commence feeding of public primary school pupils soon – House C’ttee (kilogram)
MrLanre Ogunyemi, the Chairman,LagosState House of Assembly Committee on Education, said the State Government would soon begin to implement its "A-meal-a-day’’ programme in public primary schools.
Ogunyemi told the New Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos that the programme was a campaign promise of the All Progressive Congress (APC).
The lawmaker said that the state government was sincere about implementing it.
"I am aware that the state government is making efforts to dot all the 'I's and cross all the 'T's.
"We are sure that in a couple of months, the state government will start the programme,’’ Ogunyemi told NAN, while he commended the Kaduna State Government for blazing the trail regarding it.
He said that the Federal Government would collaborate with state governments to execute the programme.
According to him, the Federal Government will provide 60 per cent of the cost while each of the states will complement it by contributing 40 per cent.
He said the intervention of the Federal Government would alleviate the financial burden that the states might likely incur from implementing the programme.
Ogunyemi, however, debunked criticisms from some quarters that the funds meant to implement the programme should have been expended on providing infrastructure in schools.
He said that such infrastructure would be of good use when the children that would use them were emotionally stable to learn.
"What profit will it be if we put the infrastructure in place and the environment is conducive to learning but the pupils do not have the psychological, emotional and physical well-being to learn?
"All the requirements are interwoven thing: As we provide infrastructure for the schools, we must also see to the well-being of the pupils that will use the infrastructure in their schools.
"A child should be adequately and emotionally stable to be able to acquire and retain knowledge.
"A child, who is not well fed, who can hardly take one square-meal per day from the parent is bound to be frustrated at school.
"Such is not likely to imbibe knowledge,’’ Ogunyemi said.
The lawmaker said that the programme was a laudable one that would help the nation to produce a crop of responsible future leaders.
NAN recalls that Gov.Akinwunmi Ambodeof Lagos State had said that the government’s "A-meal-a-day” programme in public primary schools would start this year.
Ambode had said that the programme would improve the daily nutrition of children, create job opportunities, enhance income generation and alleviate poverty among others.

Afe Babalola University Crisis Struggling students protest not being allowed in exam hall

Some students ofAfe Babalola University,Ado-Ekiti,who were struggling with their academics and therefore banned form exam hall, have stageda violent proteston Sunday, February 7.
Chairman of the Planning and Implementation Committee ofAfe Babalola University, Professor Isaac Orubuloyeexplained the reasons behind the protest.
“The regulation of the university is that if you don’t attend classes 90% of the period, you will not be allowed to write exams. If you don’t register for examination, you will not be allowed to write exams.
“We have decided this time around to implement these policies to the letter. So, all students that ran afoul of these two provisions were denied from entering the examination and I think that is one of the remote causes of what has happened.

“Quite a number of them couldn’t write exams and there is no way they could explain to their parents that they were in school and they did not write examination.”
He also condemned the violent turn of events. He said that the protest was out of line as property worth millions of naira have been destroyed by the protesters.
“They went beyond ordinary protest. When people started to loot in the shops, then that becomes a crime – a serious crime.
“They looted some shops, damaged some vehicles and those things have nothing to do with their protest,” he said.
He, however, assured all parents and stakeholders to be calm as the situation was under control and calm has since returned to the university.

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