A meal Day program in Public Primary Schools Begins in 2016- Gov. Ambode...

Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Thursday said that the government’s “A-Meal-a-Day” programme in the state’s Public Primary schools would commence in 2016.
Ambode said this while presenting the year 2016 budget proposal to the Lagos State House of Assembly.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the governor presented a budget proposal of N662.58 billion.
Ambode said that the programme would be done in collaboration with the Federal Government, which would provide 60 per cent of the funding.
He said that the state government would provide the remaining 40 per cent.
Ambode said that the revolution at the secondary school level would set a new standard in the educational system.
He said that it would also enhance the knowledge of the children, to enable them to compete effectively with their peers in developed countries.
On transportation, Ambode said that the plan in 2016 was to fully operationalise the multi-modal transport system.
He said that this would be through the construction of new jetties and completion of work on the Blue-Rail Line project from Mile 2 to Marina.