To gratify its humanitarian commitments under the National Social Investment Plan (NSIP), the Federal Government of Nigeria recently announced that 1,940,004 vulnerable Nigerians are currently receiving N5,000 cash gifts every month. Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, Hajia Sadiya Farouq made this announcement, stressing that the core objective of the National Social Investment Programme Establishment Bill is to establish a statutory and institutional framework for the execution of the National Social Investment Programme (NSIP)
Hajia Farouq stated this during a One-Day Stakeholders’ Retreat On the National Social Investment (Establishment) Bill organized by the Senate Committee On Social Responsibilities through the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Dr. Nasir Sani Gwarzo. She said that President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria launched the NISP in 2016 to combat social and economic inequality and poverty in the country. According to her, four social support programs have been established to aid the most vulnerable and impoverished Nigerians to improve their way of life.
The NSIP posed to aid in accomplishing several SDGs.
Through its four cluster programmes, she noted that the NSIP is, directly and indirectly, contributing significantly to the lives of poor Nigerians. These programs include the National Homegrown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP), the Government Enterprise and Empowerment Programme (GEEP), and the Conditioner Cash Transfer Programme (CCTP). These initiatives aim to prevent additional individuals from falling below the poverty line by offering a multitude of social safety nets to the already poor and those in need.
In addition, the NSIP pose to aid in accomplishing several of the sustainable development goals, such as those related to lowering poverty levels, improving health, expanding access to education, and fostering social inclusion and empowerment. This is also noted under Section 17(3) of the constitution stating that “the State shall direct its policy towards ensuring that all its citizens without discrimination have the opportunity of securing adequate means of livelihood and ensuring provision is made for public assistance in deserving cases of need among others”.
NHGSFP is helping to lower the out-of-school children rate steadily.
As part of the notable contribution of NSIP since it was launched in 2016, millions of Nigerian youths have been empowered through the N-Power Programme, and additional 500,000 others are currently undergoing various training under the program as approved by the President. With the aid of the cash transfer, 1,975,381 poor and vulnerable families were added to the National Beneficiary Registry (NBR). The NBR alone has 9,841,700 households across the federation’s 36 states.
The Cash Transfer program assists the poor and vulnerable in consumption while developing savings skills to alleviate poverty and increase resilience to shocks. Children’s enrollment in public elementary schools has increased as a result of the National Homegrown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP). Presently, NHGSFP provides school meals to nearly 10 million students at 66,000 public schools throughout Nigeria, helping to steadily lower the country’s out-of-school children rate. Around 2 million people have benefited from GEEP loans in the form of Trader Moni, Market Moni, and Farmer Moni. As the program proceeded, over 1 million individuals applied for the second round.
Any legislation does not yet underpin the NSIP.
It’s worth noting that laws back up the many contributory social security plans today, including Social Insurance, health insurance, and the pension system. However, the NSIP, a non-contributory social protection plan, is not underpinned by any legislation, indicating a strong need for it to be. The Chairman of the Senate panel, Senator Yusuf Yusuf, states in his statement that the retreat’s purpose was to bring together key players from the ministry and other agencies to provide the committee with crucial information for developing sound legislation for the foundation of the NSIP.
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1.9m vulnerable Nigerians receiving cash gift. – N5,000 cash gifts, each are being received by the vulnerable Nigerians monthly. – Express your point of view.
The NSIP proposed plan to aid accomplishing sustainable development goals are good initiatives. I just hope those in charge are God fearing to faithfully get these things distributed to the people and not self centered.
I like the initiative taken by this administration to give 1.9 million vulnerable Nigerians each ₦5000 monthly but that is not enough. This is the need to address the root of the problem of this nation. What can take people out of poverty?, What are the basic amenities that need to be provided?How can we provide more jobs? These should be the kinds of questions that should asked and be responded to.
All this sharing of 5k as a stipend can not help anyone,what can 5k buy in this present Nigeria and I don’t know anyone from my town or local government that is among the people collecting the money.I see it as avenue for people in government to cyphon money.
N5,000 cash gifts, each are being received by the vulnerable Nigerians monthly. Is good but I think they need job to also help their self instead of giving them little
These programs provide a wide range of social safety nets to the already poor and those in need in an effort to keep more people from falling below the poverty line.
5,000 naira that is given to 1.9 million vulnerable Nigerians is not the basic things required for growth and sustainability of the Nigeria economy, it can’t this group of people out of poverty. When there is stability in the economy, when the basic amenities are readily available to the masses then the rate of the vulnerable, the poor will drastically reduce.
Establishing a legally and institutional framework for the carrying out of the National Social Investment Plan is the primary purpose of the National Social Investment Programme Establishment Bill.
The Nigerian Inclusive Social Protection System was established in 2016 by Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari in order to tackle social and economic inequality as well as poverty in the country.
Establishing a legally and institutional framework for the carrying out of the National Social Investment Plan is the primary purpose of the National Social Investment Programme Establishment Bill.
It is important for people to be aware that social support programs have been established to help the most vulnerable and underprivileged citizens of Nigeria improve their standard of living.
The National Social Insurance Scheme is having a substantial impact, both directly and indirectly, on the lives of Nigerians living in poverty.
The group tasked with laying the groundwork for the NSIP needed to have access to important players from the ministry and other organizations, which is why they held a retreat to do just that.
These programs provide a variety of social safety nets to the poor and the needy in an effort to keep them from falling farther into poverty.
People need to be informed that social support initiatives have been put in place to aid Nigeria’s most marginalized and disadvantaged individuals in raising their level of living.
In an effort to avoid more individuals from falling into poverty, these programs offer a wide variety of social security systems for the existing poor and those who need it most.
This 5k gift can not make people life better the money can’t even feed person for two days and people sharing it self should be God fearing people and make sure it get to the people and not keeping it for them self we should improve our economy that way people can benefit from it a lot
The lord of programs under the NSIP are significant ones that will really help to cater for the people and particularly more helpful for the impoverished ones.
The major goal of the National Social Investment Programme Establishment Bill is to create a legal and institutional framework for the implementation of the National Social Investment Plan.
The most vulnerable and underprivileged members of Nigerian society need to be made aware of the social support programmes that have been established to help them improve their standard of living.
This 5k cash is actually not helping at all. Why can’t the government use the money to provide empowerment opportunities for the people. They can also establish an institution where a lot of them can be working in.