On Tuesday January 26, 2021, President Muhammadu Buhari inaugurated an 18-member Presidential Steering Committee on the Alternate School Programme, (ASP). The President charged the committee to coordinate and lead the deployment of a National Plan which will address the issue…
Why we launched NSIP Information Management System for N-Power Batch C- Sadiya Umar Farouq
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development Sadiya Umar Farouq says the next batch of N-Power beneficiaries will be administered through the National Social Investment and Information Management System (NASIMS) to ensure transparency. According to a statement…
National Steering Committee plots alternate school programme roadmap
To set the ball rolling for mapping out strategies and an action plan to address the challenges of out-of-school children in Nigeria, the National Steering Committee on Alternate School Programme held its inaugural meeting on Monday at the Treasury House,…
Poverty Eradication: Umar Farouq urges state govts to collaborate with humanitarian ministry
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq, has called for a working partnership between state governments and the ministry to stamp out poverty in the country. The minister made the call at a virtual…
Umar Farouq kicks off onboarding of 5,000 independent monitors for social investment programmes
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development Sadiya Umar Farouq has flagged off the onboarding of 5,000 independent monitors for the various National Social Investment Programmes (NSIP) The training programme, according to a statement by the minister’s…
N-power exit strategy: All’s well that ends well – Dapo Bruce
It was the English bard, William Shakespeare, who wrote the enigmatic play All’s Well that Ends Well, which is regarded alongside “Measure for Measure” and “Troilus and Cressida” as Shakespeare’s problem plays on account of the heroes and heroines who…
NEXIT portal brings closure to N-power Batch A & B – Onyema Dike
The Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development was created on August 21, 2019 with a clear mandate to “develop Humanitarian policies and provide effective coordination of national and international humanitarian interventions; ensure strategic Disaster Mitigation, Preparedness, and…
Before the 2nd wave: Humanitarian ministry and Nigeria’s COVID-19 response – Dapo Bruce
As the year draws to a close with ministries and MDAs auditing past performance and defending their 2021 draft budgets it has become expedient to look at how effective the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development was…
7 ways states can mitigate flooding disasters during Covid-19
On Sunday, September 6, 2020, President Muhammadu Buhari made a tweet via his verified handle, @mbuhari – “I am particularly saddened by the Kebbi flooding disaster, which has led to the loss of lives and destruction of thousands of hectares…
If the UK can feed school children during lockdown, why can’t Nigeria? – Onyema Dike
A June 12 report by the BBC informs us that – “About 1.3 million children in England will be able to claim free school meal vouchers in the summer holidays, after a campaign by footballer Marcus Rashford. The Manchester United…