First Lady Launches Food Banks in Cross River | Nigeria News

First Lady Oluremi Tinubu launched Nigeria’s new National Community Food Bank Programme in Cross River State, targeting food insecurity and malnutrition among children, pregnant women, and nursing mothers through three new food banks. Part of the Federal Government’s “Renewed Hope Agenda,” this marks the fifth geopolitical zone to receive the initiative—with plans to cover the last soon. Already impacting over 1,000 beneficiaries and distributing nearly 2,000 food packages, the program calls on state governments to replicate it nationwide for lasting impact. Beyond nutrition, she inaugurated an ICT Experience Centre at the University of Cross River to empower youth with tech skills, announced a $500,000 relief package for Calabar Mall fire victims (including $25M per affected business owner and $50M for women’s groups), and met with traditional rulers who praised the President’s transformative efforts—emphasizing that national progress requires collective patience and participation. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/a830690d0ca834a2