The Minister is always active

Hon. Olubunmi Tunji Ojo has proven that he is the right man for this position no Wonder the president Bola Ahmed choose him.
His words are backedup with actions.
Reform is long over due

He has proven t he is the right man for the position.

A new Nigeria is possible and we are seeing it coming to pass, together we will make it work. Congratulations

So na leadership be there problem. To think my aunt had to wait for months to get her passport

Light begat light.
"The light shine so bright and darkness comprehend it not"

We are indeed much more than what we eat, but what we eat can nevertheless help us to be much more than what we are.

This is very possible 2030 is enough time to put things in place we can even achieve more

Some Nigerians can never be satisfied. They will always find faults in what ever.

Thank God for the gift of life. May God continually protect Him

The level of gullibility keep increasing daily.
We can only fault one person for this "the media"
Paddling fake news

We should cultivate the habit of applauding good works it gives encouragement to do more

You don't have to be a victim to know how serious this is.��.
Please observe all safety precautions

What can raide us from such? I am yet to.
For our great as a nation we need to letgo of some ideology that is not in our national interest

The best solution for now is NLTP will even afford them and their kids opportunity to acquire education and source for other legitimate means of generating funds for themselves

demitola:
Thought i heard the Lagos State Govt has taken over the management of the Apapa way now

Very well lagos state government took over

I see this as another means of creating jobs.

“We have activated nearly 120 laboratories nationwide – 70 of them public laboratories – and have significantly ramped up our testing and case management capacity.

He said, “We have activated nearly 120 laboratories nationwide – 70 of them public laboratories – and have significantly ramped up our testing and case management capacity.

This is commendable but we can do more

The fight against corruption is for the presidency alone it requires collective effort from every one. It starts with me

This will really help reduce the rate of death from the pandemic

Due to the ever increasing number of infected person globally oxygen been one of the necessity for treatment has become scares. Private organization has taken this to their own advantage ignoring the effect on human life

We hope state governors will help come up with strategies that can help resolve challenges peculiar to their state

2. Around the world, the Covid-19 pandemic has pushed many already poor and struggling people deeper into poverty. The economic impact of the pandemic has disrupted livelihoods and hurt businesses with many small business owners, petty traders and daily wage workers unable to return to business or get back to work.

The Cost of Compliance Report which was presented to the Council at its first virtual meeting of the year on Tuesday revealed persistent corruption, duplicity of functions, poor service orientation, and several anti-business disposition in some of the regulatory agencies.

We are so concerned with what the president or vice president and forget the main people with whom this activities has been entrusted

STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT


ESP CASH TRANSFER SCHEME:
LIFTING 20 MILLION NIGERIANS OUT OF POVERTY IN NEXT 2 YEARS NOW WITHIN REACH, SAYS OSINBAJO

*VP adds: Nigeria deserves social security scheme not just for poverty alleviation, but wealth creation also

*Nigeria first country in Africa to develop & test wholly technology-based approach to social protection

Following the successful activation of the Economic Sustainability Plan’s (ESP) Cash Transfer scheme aimed at delivering financial support to at least 1 million urban-based households using technology, the Buhari administration’s vision of reducing extreme poverty by lifting at least 20 million Nigerians out of poverty in the next two years is now within reach, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN.


Prof. Osinbajo stated this Tuesday in Abuja while flagging-off, virtually, the cash transfer scheme to be facilitated through a wholly technology-based approach called the Rapid Response Register (RRR).


RRR is the means by which urban poor and vulnerable population can be speedily identified using geographic satellite technology and other related means for the purposes of delivering cash to households affected by the fallouts of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.


According to the Vice President “the groundbreaking success of the RRR, now emboldens us to achieve our aspiration of a social security programme for a minimum of twenty million Nigerians in the next two years. This will be the largest of its kind on the continent. This (aspiration) is, at least from the perspective of this tested approach, now well within our reach.”


“The only constraint, of course, is the funding which we must look for because, this country deserves a social security scheme that will not merely alleviate poverty but also create wealth for the millions of those who are waiting for this opportunity.


“Our government launched the National Social Protection Policy (NSPP) in 2017 to provide the framework for institutionalizing the work we started since 2016 on reducing extreme poverty in Nigeria, based on our administration’s vision to create a comprehensive social security programme for the poor and vulnerable and thereafter the pledge to lift 100 million Nigerian’s out of poverty in ten years.”


The Vice President maintained that the launch of the (RRR) social protection method of targeting, which is the first strategy to be developed and tested in the Sub-Saharan Africa region, would enable Nigeria tackle poverty in a more systematic manner, leveraging technology to expand the scope of the interventions.


His words: “As of 31st December 2020, we have identified and registered about 24.3 million poor and vulnerable individuals into the National Social Register; equivalent to about 5.7 million households. Through this project, we are currently injecting about N10 Billion directly into the hands of about 2 million poor and vulnerable people every month.


“This is about the largest evidence-based effort by any administration on poverty reduction and its impact on the lives of the poor is huge; by way of improving the livelihoods of the beneficiaries through enhanced household purchasing power; smoothening consumption; increasing savings and acquisition of household assets; and improving the local economy. There are many more ramifications.”


Earlier in her remarks, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Farouq said the initiative would provide a gateway to other important government programmes, adding that Nigeria now has a database for impact tracking and the expansion of social interventions and related programmes, in line with President Muhammadu Buhari’s vision of extending financial support to more Nigerians.


She said “By design, this register links to other databases such as banking information of respondents and national identity numbers. It is also a process that is advanced in unifying national databank towards the delivery of social development in Nigeria. There is no doubt that in future, as has been demonstrated in the previous presentation, we would be reverting to the process used here and the register itself, to aid emergency assistance”.


On his part, the World Bank Country Director for Nigeria, Mr Subham Chaudhuri commended the Federal Government for the initiative, noting it as a critical component in the country’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. While pledging the support of the World Bank for the project, Mr Chaudhuri emphasized the need for stakeholders to remain transparent in the selection and disbursement of the funds to the beneficiaries.


About 3,115 households received alerts of payments instantly at the flag-off of the project by the Vice President. A total of 1 million households would be impacted directly under the scheme in the next 6 months.


The Cash Transfer scheme which is part of the ESP is designed to build a shock responsive framework for capturing and registering the urban poor and vulnerable populations across Nigeria. The RRR focuses mainly on the urban poor wards selected using scientifically validated methods of satellite remote sensing technology, machine learning algorithm and big data analysis.


Also present at the event include the Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige; the representative of the European Union (EU) mission in Nigeria, Mr Ketil Karlsen, among others.



Laolu Akande
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Publicity
Office of the Vice President

19th January 2021

I couldn't help but laugh when I saw the headline. Sometimes we act too gullible.
Reason like business man the budget is not for leisure traveling but for businesses

It is number one for me. For the first time in a while we acknowledge Nigerian scientists and not the usual way if importing scientists.
Gradually we will learn to trust our own

I will gladly voTe for him if he chooses to run for presidency. Come to think of it he has never suggested such.
I think he should since he won the heart of the masses already

South west all the way. if we continue with zoning system it may not be favorable for our progress. Voting should be based on integrity and ability to bring forth growth

Punch newspaper should not be in existence they have lost all since of professionalism.
For your own sanity never base your judgement on newspapers report go extra lent before taking a stand

Please for your sanity please ignore Nigeria new papers