Federal Executive Council Approves Social Investment Draft Bill

Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council (FEC), has approved the draft National Social Investment Programme (NSIP) Establishment Bill, 2022.

The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar-Farouq, revealed this to State House Correspondents on Wednesday in Abuja, the nation’s capital.

“It is an Executive Bill, meant to give legal backing to the NSIP; establish it as an institution in line with President Buhari’s agenda to lift 100 million Nigerians out of poverty by 2030.”

Umar-Farouq also said the council approved the National Flood Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan for Nigeria; to enable more resilient and effective response measures to tackle flooding in the country.

According to her, “The plan is going to be multi-sectorial and a multi stakeholders’ plan which sets out clear roles and responsibilities of all stakeholders involved in flood preparedness, mitigation, response and recovery.”(VON)