The richest man in Africa, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has launched the distribution of free meals programm, where about 10,000 Muslims in Kano state are fed during the month of Ramadan.
The feeding program is being carried out by the Dangote Foundation in his state of origin Kano, while 1 million bags of rice are being distributed nationwide.
This was contained in a statement signed by Samira Sanusi, an official of the foundation in Kano and made available to journalists in Dutse, Jigawa state capital Monday.
She said the gesture was also extended by distribution of N1 million bags of rice, worth over N13 billion across the 36 states of the federation and Abuja to alleviate hunger in the country.
The gesture, according to her, is to ease hardship for millions of Nigerians amidst economic challenges in the country.
“This is in addition to the distribution of 20,000 loaves of bread daily to Kano residents and 15,000 daily to Lagos residents, a feeding gesture that started and was sustained since 2020 during COVID 19 outbreak.
“The Ramadan free cooked meal includes jollof rice, white rice and stew, jollof spaghetti, yam, beans with chicken and beef, packed with a bottle of water and drink for each person.
“The packed meals are distributed at Juma’at Mosques, streets, prisons, orphanages, remand homes, and other places in Kano city and its environs,” Mrs Sanusi said.
