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NSIP
N-Power: FG explains delayed payment
4 days ago
Nigeria
The Nigerian government on Monday explained reasons for the delay in payment of two monthly stipends given to beneficiaries of its social intervention programme N-Power. “The ministry is currently engaging the NSIP (National Social Investment Programmes) Cluster Heads for clarifications; in essence, the handover and taking process for these two programmes is still ongoing,” Nigeria's…
Osinbajo not involved in NSIPs financial transactions - NSIO
25 Sep
Nigeria
Nigeria's National Social Investment Office (NSIO) Wednesday said vice president Yemi Osinbajo has not been involved in the financial transactions of the National Social Investment Programmes (NSIPs) since 2016. "It can be categorically said that His Excellency, the VP Yemi Osinbajo has never been involved in any of such financial transactions," NSIO spokesman Justice Bibiye…
Corruption hampering Buhari’s multi-billion naira social empowerment programme
11 Aug
Nigeria
One of President Muhammadu Buhari’s social empowerment programmes, N-Power, may soon be rested due to implementation setbacks said to have been caused by alleged corruption.
FG sacks over 2,000 N-Power beneficiaries
24 Jul
Nigeria
The Nigerian government has disengaged over 2,000 beneficiaries of one of its National Social Investment Programme (NSIP), N-Power. NSIP spokesman Justice Bibiye said the beneficiaries were dismissed for absconding duties at their places of primary assignment (PPA) for a long time. N-Power was introduced in 2016 by the President Muhammadu Buhari administration “to imbibe the…
Poor implementation, corruption allegations, politicisation dog FG’s social safety net scheme
13 Jun
Media
There are growing concerns over the National Social Investment Programmes (NSIP), which is a social safety net established by the Federal Government, in 2016, to tackle poverty and hunger across the country.
ANEEJ urges Buhari to resolve issues on NSIP as ActionAid lauds programme
5 Jun
Nigeria
The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to personally resolve the differences...
Second term: FG to scale up Tradermoni, N-Power, others
2 Jun
Nigeria
The Federal Government will scale up the National Social Investment Programmes (NSIP) to reach more Nigerians in this second tenure of President Muhammadu Buhari, an official said on Saturday. Maryam Uwais, Senior Special Adviser to the President on Social Investment Programmes gave the assurance in Lagos. She spoke at a conference organised by the Reformers…
Government targets 10m jobs through NDE training centres
7 May
Appointments
THE Federal Government would train about 10million unemployed youths through the 30 training centres of the National Directorate of Employment across 14 states.
Unemployment rate to reach 33.5% by 2020, says FG
3 May
Nigeria
Nigeria’s unemployment rate may reach 33.5 per cent by 2020, says the Federal Government.
Senate yet to get proposal on how FG will spend $350m Abacha loot
31 Mar
Nigeria
The controversial TraderMoni scheme through which the Federal Government disburses funds to petty traders is actually part of the entire budget...
‘Why social investment programme is strategic to our quest for national growth’
2 Feb
Industry
Afolabi Imoukhuede is the Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the President on Job Creation and Youth Employment in the Office of the Vice President.
ActionAid cautions government against diverting social investment funds into election
5 Dec 2018
Nigeria
ActionAid Nigeria has cautioned government against diverting about N121 billion allocated for the National Social Investments Programme (NSIP) into 2019 general elections. The body said that challenges and poor planning had led the government to consider tampering with funds meant for a programme that has touched the lives of several impoverished Nigerians. In a statement…
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