COVID-19: FG gives Kano 139 truckloads of foodstuff
Nigeria, May 17 -- The federal government said it has delivered a total of 139 truckloads of foodstuff to the government of Kano State for distribution to the less-privileged, the vulnerable and people living with disabilities as palliatives against the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq, in a statement on Sunday, said the consignments which is equivalent to 5,318 metric tons comprises "10 trucks of rice; 2,438 metric tonnes of maize; 1,380 metric tonnes of millet and 900 metric tonnes of sorghum in a total of 139 trucks each ferrying 60 metric tons to feed 300,000 households."
The ministry had last month delivered about 110 trucks of foodstuff...
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