{"id":87606,"date":"2021-10-26T13:17:23","date_gmt":"2021-10-26T12:17:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=87606"},"modified":"2021-10-26T13:17:23","modified_gmt":"2021-10-26T12:17:23","slug":"special-intervention-12m-households-have-benefitted-from-govt-minister-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/special-intervention-12m-households-have-benefitted-from-govt-minister-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Intervention: 12m Households Have Benefitted From Govt, Minister Claims"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1714662068015549284\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouk,\u00a0 says 12 million households have benefitted from the federal government\u2019s special intervention programmes.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \">\n<div class=\"clear\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nShe said since the inception of President Muhammadu Buhari\u2019s administration in 2015, the federal government has paid more attention to the plight of the poor and vulnerable in the country despite the economic challenges.<\/p>\n<p>In her keynote address at the flag-off of the Mobile Money Agents Training Programme held at Coronation Hall, Government House, Kano, the minister said, \u201cI am delighted to be part of this targeted youth empowerment event specially designed as part of the ministry\u2019s strategy to address youth restiveness, generate gainful employment and create wealth nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis informed the decision to initiate the National Social Investment Programme (NSIP) as a strategy for delivering Pro-poor initiatives and enhancing social inclusion especially among the poor and vulnerable.<\/p>\n<p>Farouk said NSIP is one of the largest social protection programmes in Africa with over $1billion earmarked annually by the federal government to create opportunities for change in the lives of the poorest and most vulnerable in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>The minister said \u201cthe programme is designed to kit\/tool unemployed youths and develop their competences to operate as registered mobile money agents.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis training will enable these beneficiaries to meet the minimum technical and business requirements for becoming mobile money agents and enhance their entrepreneurial competences to successfully start and manage mobile money businesses.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"m_-7608287307022522794ymail_android_signature\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouk,\u00a0 says 12 million households have benefitted from the federal government\u2019s special intervention programmes. 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