First Lady Launches North-West Community Food Bank In Jigawa, Calls For Regional Support

First Lady Launches North-West Community Food Bank in Jigawa, Calls for Regional Support The First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has officially launched the North-West National Community Food Bank in Jigawa State, urging state governments and stakeholders across the region to support its full rollout and ensure its sustainability. The launch event took place in Jigawa State as part of a broader national initiative aimed at tackling food insecurity and improving access to nutrition for vulnerable groups, particularly women and children. The Community Food Bank initiative is designed as a structured intervention to provide nutritious food support to vulnerable households, including children under the age of six, pregnant women, and nursing mothers. Officials say the programme is part of ongoing efforts to strengthen community-based nutrition systems and reduce hunger through coordinated distribution channels across local government areas. Speaking at the launch, the First Lady called on governors and stakeholders in the North-West region to actively support the initiative, stressing that its success depends on cooperation between federal and state authorities as well as private sector partners. She noted that the food bank programme is intended to complement existing social welfare and health interventions, rather than replace them, and emphasised the importance of ensuring that no vulnerable group is left behind. The North-West launch follows earlier rollouts of the National Community Food Bank Programme in other geopolitical zones, as part of a nationwide strategy to address malnutrition and food insecurity.

The initiative aligns with the government’s broader social investment and food security agenda, which aims to strengthen access to affordable nutrition while building long-term community support systems. Officials say implementation will continue across additional states in the coming months as part of the national expansion plan.