Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq has called on the House Committee on Poverty Alleviation to expedite action on the passage of the National Social Investment Office Establishment Bill.
The Minister made the statement in Abuja when members of the House Committee on poverty Alleviation paid a visit to the ministry.
She said that the passage of the bill into law will enable the effective management of the various programmes under it.
“The NSIP has huge poverty reduction potentials and the expansion of the programme will contribute significantly to the realization of the National aspiration of lifting 100 million Nigerians out of poverty by 2030, consistent with the Sustainable Development Goals.
Hajiya Sadiya thanked the Chairman of the committee and other members for their cooperation and support to the ministry while hoping for stronger ties that will enable the expansion and improvement of NSIP.
Earlier, the Chairman of the Committee Abdullahi Salame said the visit was to evaluate the ministry’s budget performance last year and in the first quarter of this year.
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