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Federal Executive Council Approves Social Investment Draft Bill

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    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)

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