Yemi Obafemi
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has announced it’s partnership with the Renewed Hope National Home Grown School Feeding (RH-NHGSF) Programme to ensure that every school child is enrolled and assigned a National Identification Number (NIN).
This was disclosed in statement signed Head, Corporate Communications Unit, Kayode Adegoke in Abuja.
He revealed that the partnership is aimed at fostering inclusive access to the school feeding program, enhancing transparency, and promoting accountability which alligned with the Renewed Hope Mandate of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Th statement reads: “This collaboration, fostered by Engr. Abisoye Coker-Odusote (DG/CEO of NIMC) and Princess Aderemi Adebowale, National Programme Manager, Renewed Hope National Home Grown School Feeding Programme, will ensure that every school child is enrolled and assigned a National Identification Number (NIN). This initiative is aimed at fostering inclusive access to the school feeding program, enhancing transparency, and promoting accountability.
“Under this partnership, the NIMC will work closely with the RH-NHGSF Programme, which marks a pivotal step toward ensuring the effective implementation of the school feeding initiative of the Federal Government of Nigeria.
“By integrating the NIN registration process into the school feeding program, the partnership underscores the Federal “Government’s commitment to improving educational and nutritional outcomes for children while advancing the Digital Public Infrastructure in Nigeria.
“The NIMC remains dedicated to leveraging its expertise in identity management to drive sustainable development and equitable access to essential services for all Nigerians.”
