The National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA) has disclosed plans to support over 15 million beneficiaries annually by 2027 and contribute to lifting 100 million people out of poverty by 2030.
The disclosure was made during a Humanitarian Council Meeting where NSIPA renewed its call for stronger federal and state collaboration and wider multi-stakeholder partnerships to strengthen social protection and accelerate sustainable poverty reduction in Nigeria.
Speaking on behalf of the Acting National Coordinator and Chief Executive Officer of NSIPA, Mr. Hamza Baba, National Programme Manager of the Government Enterprise and Empowerment Programme (GEEP), said progress will depend on a holistic approach that combines federal policy reach with state agility, private sector innovation, and support from development partners and civil society.
“We must move beyond ad-hoc relief and build a holistic social protection system that ensures every Naira is purposeful, transparent, and directed to those who need it most,” Baba said.
According to the agency, NSIPA is promoting a unified approach that reduces duplication, aligns mandates, and harmonizes state laws with the National Social Protection Policy (NSPP). It said this framework is expected to improve coordination and accountability across all levels of government.
NSIPA also disclosed plans to strengthen its flagship interventions, including the National Home-Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP), GEEP, N-Power, Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT), Government to Vulnerable Groups (GVG), and the National Social Safety Nets Coordinating Office (NASSCO).
Key initiatives outlined include establishing State Social Investment Offices (SSIOs), leveraging Local Government structures for community verification and monitoring, piloting joint federal-state financing models, and seeking partnerships with the private sector, development partners, civil society, and traditional institutions.
The agency reiterated its target of supporting over 15 million beneficiaries annually by 2027 and contributing to lifting 100 million people out of poverty by 2030, while inviting stakeholders to join efforts to institutionalize an integrated, accountable, and sustainable social protection system.
Meanwhile, NSIPA is yet to comment on the planned nationwide N-Power protest as beneficiaries raise concerns over payments and delays.
