Mr Doro said this was one of the major strides in strengthening Nigeria’s social protection
Ms Fom said, “The renewed hope cash transfer is a bold commitment by the federal government towards poverty reduction in Nigeria.
A government that dislikes accountability and transparency has no interest in curbing corruption among its ranks and files.
Betta Edu has asked the Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation staff to step up to meet President Bola Tinubu’s poverty reduction target.
“We are targeting five million beneficiaries in five years at a pace of 1 million per year under the graduate and non-graduate stream,” said the federal government.
The minister said the scheme would be rejigged to accommodate more people and ensure prompt payment of beneficiaries’ stipends.
Ministry team leader, Nadia Muhammed-Soso, said on Thursday in Katsina that the aim was to mainstream the victims into all National Social Investment Programmes.
The ICPC was said to have released D’Banj after failing to find incriminating evidence linking him to N-Power fraud.
Humanitarian minister Sadiya Umar Farouq has pledged to support the ICPC in its investigation of alleged fraud in the N-Power Programme.
Documents reviewed by Peoples Gazette revealed how the humanitarian affairs minister thwarted the vice president’s years-long labour on a vital policy.
