Nigeria, March 10 -- The federal government on Monday launched a food and nutrition support programme for vulnerable households in Plateau State as part of efforts to cushion the effects of economic hardship and rising food insecurity.

The programme was flagged off at the new Government House in Little Rayfield, Jos, according to a statement issued by the Director of Press and Public Affairs to the Plateau State Governor, Gyang Bere.

Mr Bere said the distribution exercise was carried out by the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction in collaboration with the Plateau State Government, with beneficiaries drawn from the state's 17 local government areas.

Governor Caleb Mutfwang, the National Chairman of the All Pro...