Greece to support FG in lifting Nigerians out of poverty
Loannis Plotas, the Greek Ambassador to Nigeria, has expressed his country’s readiness to support the federal government in lifting Nigerians out of poverty.
Mr Plotas made the commitment on Thursday when he met with the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, in Abuja.
The envoy said his visit was to further strengthen cooperation between Nigeria and Greece to support the country`s humanitarian response.
Mr Plotas, who stated that Greece had provided humanitarian support to other countries, said the Greek government recognised that millions of Nigerians needed help in some states.
“So in order to alleviate poverty and to provide whatever we can in the domain of humanitarian efforts, our government is ready to contribute either financially or in kind with certain materials.
“We are committed to doing that. Our government, through the Committee of the Red Cross or the Greek Red Cross Society, has the potential to achieve this goal. We are targeting as many people as possible to lift them out of poverty,’’ Mr Plotas said.
The envoy assured the determination of the Greek government to provide the needed support.
“We are ready to help in this direction and particularly through programmes through certain plans such as to provide whatever we can do,” he said.
In her response, the minister expressed the commitment of Mr Tinubu’s administration to lift millions of Nigerians out of poverty.
“We have a good number of Nigerians who are living below the poverty line, and we will see how we can partner with both the international community and within ourselves to come up with policies, plans, projects, and programmes that can lift these people out of poverty.
“Our core mandate in the ministry is to manage, prevent and mitigate humanitarian crises as well as help people who are going through humanitarian crises to recover while reintegrating them back into the community.
“ And we are committed as a government led by President Bola Tinubu to see Nigerians come out of poverty, and he has started the engagement.
(NAN)
We have recently deactivated our website's comment provider in favour of other channels of distribution and commentary. We encourage you to join the conversation on our stories via our Facebook, Twitter and other social media pages.
More from Peoples Gazette
States
Independence: NBA urges Nigerians to expect better future
The NBA said that ordinary Nigerians should be deriving benefit from the subsidy removal rather than hardship.
Agriculture
FG tasks ECOWAS on leveraging financing strategies for agroecology
The federal government has urged stakeholders in the agriculture and finance sectors in the West Africa region to leverage financing strategies to enhance agroecology practices
Politics
Katsina youths pledge to deliver over 2 million votes to Atiku
“Katsina State is Atiku’s political base because it is his second home.”
States
Troops repel bandit attack in Benue, recover rifles
Troops of Operation Whirl Stroke repelled a bandits’ attack in the Guma council area of Benue and recovered a cache of arms and other items.
Health
UN, WHO condemn killing of nurse responding to Ebola outbreak in DR Congo
The UN and the World Health Organisation condemned the killing of a nurse responding to an Ebola alert in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Health
N10 billion Ebola fund to be used to fight other viruses, says NCDC chief
“No, on the money, it’s good for people to understand why. This money was requested not only for Ebola but to address issues of control of other endemic diseases,” Jide Idris said.
Rights
PCRC chair cautions Nigerian youths against political violence
Mr Ebegba urged Nigerian youths to shun thuggery and electoral violence as the country prepares for the 2027 elections.
States
Kidnappers attack Millennium City estate in Kaduna, abduct residents
Residents of Nuru Suraj Estate in the Millennium City area of Kaduna have been thrown into fear following a fresh attack by kidnappers.
States
Enugu: Electricity company announces six-day power outage in Nsukka
MainPower Electricity Distribution Limited says it will carry out a planned power outage at the Transmission Company of Nigeria Station in Nsukka for maintenance repairs.
