THIS DAY
No fewer than two million vulnerable Nigerians from across the country benefited in year 2022 from projects implemented under the federal government’s National Poverty Reduction with Growth Strategy (NPRGS).
According to a progress report presented at the NPRGS Steering Committee meeting, chaired by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo at the State House, Abuja, about 1.6 million smallholder farmers were also impacted under the Agriculture for Jobs Plan.
The breakdown and other details of the progress report presentation was contained in a release issued on Thursday by the media aide to the Vice-President, Laolu Akande.
Besides, 13,000 youths have been trained under a Technical and Vocational Education and Training programme in six states comprising Lagos, Ogun, Enugu, Gombe, Kaduna and Nasarawa, while arrangements are under way to provide similar training for 2,000 beneficiaries in Edo State.
Also, more than 8,000 Nigerians were employed in rural roads construction under the Rural Roads programme, which built 40 rural roads in 120 communities, covering about 57.3 km across the country.
The NPRGS implementation monitoring update, presented by the Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Agba, said: “Following the release of N50 billion, programmes that have achieved 100% completion include: Agriculture for Food and Jobs Plan (AFJP),and Construction of Rural Roads, among others.
“A total number of direct beneficiaries of the implemented programmes currently stands at 1,818,782 vulnerable Nigerians and a total of 9,527 Nigerians have also been directly employed through the implementation of the programmes so far…
