The Federal Ministry of Health has requested
for a special fund from the proceeds of SURE-P and Debt Relief Fund to tackle
the menace of female genital mutilation in Nigeria.
The Minister of Information, Mr Labaran
Maku, said the request is contained in a memorandum presented by the Minister
of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu to the Federal Executive Council (FEC) for
approval.
Maku further stated that the Minister
of Health informed FEC that Nigeria would be hosting one of the five regional
offices of UNESCO in Africa.
He said the location of the regional
office in Abuja was informed by the country’s proactive participation in
UNESCO’s activities.
The Minister stated that the Council
noted with delight the positive report from the Federal Ministry of Agriculture
on the Credit extended to Agro-Supliers.
According to him, the
Agro-Suppliers have been supplying fertilisers and farm input to farmers
following the complete stoppage of Federal Government policy of fertiliser
contracts.
All the suppliers are paying back their
loans, because, these fertilisers are reaching farmers and farmers are also
paying for the inputs they get. So, the system is working.’’
The Minister said the Council enjoined the
Federal Ministry of Agriculture to deepen the reform in the agricultural sector
to boost food production in the country.
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