Photo: Three Years in Office magazine, Katsina State Government
167,000 bags of grain and Ramadan feeding in all 361 wards
Grain, rice and cash stipends for vulnerable households, and daily Ramadan meals for 200 people in every ward.
167,000+
Bags of grain purchased
40,000
Bags of rice distributed
37,000
Households given cash
361
Ramadan feeding centres
To ease food insecurity, the State Government bought 95,000 bags of assorted grains and the 34 local governments 72,000 more. 40,000 bags of 50 kg rice were distributed as palliatives, and 37,000 vulnerable households received cash stipends.
During Ramadan, feeding centres in all 361 wards served 200 people a day throughout the fast.
The state also began harmonising and validating the Katsina State Social Register of poor and vulnerable households in every LGA, to improve targeting and accountability.
Sources
Figures are as reported in these sources. Most are the state government's own statements.
