NEMA evacuates 191 stranded Nigerians from India
Dec. 16, 2022 The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Friday, received 191 stranded Nigerians from India. The returnees, who were evacuated by NEMA on behalf of the Federal Government,…
Ministry unleashes 7,452 independent monitors on NSIP for efficiency
Sadiya Farouq, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, has warned Independent Monitors of the National Social Investment Programme (NSIP) not to intimidate or harass beneficiaries. Farouq, who…
Banditry: Gov. Matawalle says forests in the State have become fortresses for bandits, lists black spots
Jan. 13, 2022 …Asks FG to roll out special intervention programme Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has called on the Federal Government to roll out a special intervention programme and…
Buhari approves N2.5bn take-off grant for National Senior Citizens Centre
Oct. 14, 2021 President Muhammadu Buhari has approved N2.5 billion as take-off grant for the National Senior Citizens Centre (NSCC), Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Sadiya Farouq, says….
ICPC Uncovers N2.67bn School Feeding Fund in Private Accounts
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has uncovered N2.67bn school feeding programme fund paid into private accounts. “We discovered payment of N2.67bn during lockdown when the…
FG spent over N500m on SFP during lockdown – Minister
The Federal Government expended about N523.3 million on School Feeding Programme (SFP) during the lockdown against the coronavirus pandemic. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development (MHADMSD),…
FG will use BVN, mobile phone networks to identify poor, vulnerable Nigerians – Minister
Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Sadiya Farouq The Federal Government is set to expand the social register for palliative distribution by employing digital models including the use…
SFP: FG adopts door-to-door voucher distribution to reach children in 3m households
Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq The Federal Government says modalities on how free food will be distributed to children in 3 million households are…
Insurgency: UN, EU raise alarm over humanitarian crisis in the N/East
The United Nations and the European Union have raised serious concerns about the humanitarian situation in the North East. According to both international bodies, the situation is not improving at…
President Buhari to swear in Ministers- designate August 21
President Muhammadu Buhari will swear in the ministers-designate on August 21, the Federal Government has said. The government made the announcement in a statement on Tuesday from the office of…