From: Femi Oyelola in Kaduna
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Prof. Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, has reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment to strengthening social protection as a critical strategy to combat poverty and improve the well-being of vulnerable Nigerians.
Speaking during a high-level engagement with the Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) at the Federal Secretariat in Abuja.
The Minister emphasized that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration remains focused on expanding social safety nets, including the National Social Register and the Conditional Cash Transfer Programme, which is currently targeting 15 million vulnerable persons across the country.
“To effectively reduce poverty, the three tiers of government must work together. States and local governments have a crucial role to play in complementing the Federal Government’s efforts”.
The Minister stressed that humanitarian interventions must go beyond emergency relief to include development-oriented components, such as livelihood support and capacity building for long-term economic resilience.
