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FG Launches Conditional Cash Transfer For 15 Million Vulnerable Households

In a significant development at the State House, President Bola Tinubu has inaugurated an extensive conditional cash transfer program, targeting an immense 15 million households across the nation. Each eligible household is slated to receive N75,000 within a three-month timeframe as part of this program, which was formally unveiled on the International Day for the […]

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Hon Abdulaziz Danladi is new National Coordinator of NASSCO!

Honourable Minister to head new management team The Honorable Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation Dr. Betta Edu has appointed Hon. Abdulaziz Danladi as new National Coordinator for the National Social Safety Nets Coordinating Office (NASSCO). The appointment which takes immediate effect was announced in a statement by the Honourable Minister’s media aide Mr […]

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NASSCO ready for partnership with National Population Commission ahead of Census

The Ag. National Coordinator of NASSCO, Kabir Abdullahi yesterday joined the Permanent Secretary Fed Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, Dr. Nasir Gwarzo mni for a call on the Chairman of the National Population Commission (NPC) Dr. Nasir Isa Kwarra. Discussions focused on the coming national census. The Permanent Secretary assured the […]

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16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence 2022

Theme: “UNITE! Activism to end violence against women and girls” Gender-Based Violence continues to be one of the most prevalent human rights violations worldwide and affects an estimated 1 in 3 women over the course of a lifetime. We will relentlessly take action against GBV and call on our partners and stakeholders to join us […]

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DATA COLLABORATION

NASSCO National Coordinator, Iorwa Apera (left) and Statistician General of the Federation Prince Aderemi Adeniran in a discussion during a call on the latter at the NBS Headquarters in Abuja. On Monday, 30th May 2022, a team from the National Social Safety Nets Coordinating Office led by the National Coordinator Apera Iorwakwagh made a call […]

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Nigeria steps forward its Rapid Response Register

The Rapid Response Register (RRR) for the COVID-19 Cash Transfer optimizes targeting the urban poor beneficiaries.   In January 2021, Nigeria launched the Rapid Response Register (RRR) for the COVID-19 Cash Transfer, to complement the already existing platforms under the World Bank supported National Social Safety Nets Project (NASSP), which were capturing and registering the […]

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Revised Draft National Social Protection Policy

NATIONAL SOCIAL PROTECTION POLICY The Social Protection Policy for Nigeria is an umbrella policy framework that incorporates related social agenda paradigms intended to reduce poverty and provide a life of dignity for all citizens. Social protection is a multi-sectoral and multi-disciplinary approach that contributes to poverty reduction, articulating policy priorities of government towards sustainable development. […]

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Minister FMHDSD Sadiya Farouq delivers keynote address at virtual official kick-off of the Nigeria Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) survey.

Nigeria has joined many countries that have moved towards improving the efficiency of their decision-making processes through the evidence generated by MPI. “The consensus around the use of the MPI emerges from different approaches and global agreements, including the Millennium Development Goal (MDGs), which has now been replaced by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which […]

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National Senior Citizens Centre holds maiden dialogue

The National Senior Citizens Centre (NSCC) on Monday (August 2) in Abuja held its maiden dialogue to discuss issues affecting senior citizens and how their experience and wealth of knowledge can be leveraged for increased national development and effective service delivery. The dialogue marked the first major outing of the centre since the constitution of […]

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