Anambra: First Lady's visit to strengthen collaboration on food security

Mrs Tinubu is scheduled to visit Anambra on Thursday. INVESTIGATION: How criminals exploited Benue's conflicts to traffic children, womenSPECIAL REPORT: Some Nigerians turn to faith healers as HIV aid dries upWhen the app meets an analogue economy: What Uber's exit should make Nigeria ask , By Dipo BaruwaFrom 'Coat of Many Colors' to 'Colours of My Mind,' By Foster Akpore2027 and Nigeria's subsidy debate: The reform was right. The financing story still needs a plan, By David Okelue UgwuntaINVESTIGATION: How criminals exploited Benue's conflicts to traffic children, womenSPECIAL REPORT: Some Nigerians turn to faith healers as HIV aid dries upWhen the app meets an analogue economy: What Uber's exit should make Nigeria ask , By Dipo BaruwaFrom 'Coat of Many Colors' to 'Colours of My Mind,' By Foster Akpore2027 and Nigeria's subsidy debate: The reform was right. The financing story still needs a plan, By David Okelue UgwuntaLaw Mefor, Anambra commissioner for information and value reorientation, says the state is ready to receive the First Lady of Nigeria, Oluremi Tinubu, on her working visit. Mr Mefor said on Tuesday that the visit would strengthen collaboration between the state and the federal government in tackling poverty, food insecurity and youth unemployment. According to him, the visit will feature the launch of the National Community Food Bank Programme for the South-east and the commissioning of an Information and Communication Technology Centre at the Federal Polytechnic, Oko. Mr Mefor said the food bank, under the Renewed Hope Initiative, would support vulnerable groups, including children, nursing mothers, widows, elderly persons and persons living with disabilities. He said the ICT centre would equip students with digital skills and complement the state government's efforts in technology and innovation. The commissioner said that communities, market women, youth groups, students and traditional institutions had been mobilised to welcome the First Lady. He said the visit would underscore the commitment of the federal government and the Anambra State Government to improving livelihoods and creating opportunities for vulnerable residents.