The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, has restated President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to reduce humanitarian crisis and poverty in Nigeria.
The minister made this known in a statement issued on Sunday by her Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Rasheed Olanrewaju.
According to the statement, the Federal Government has taken over the Youth Empowerment and Social Support Operations (YESSO) and the Community and Social Development Project (CSDP) Programmes with the flag-off of phase two of the programmes.
NAN reports that the Youth Empowerment and Social Support Operations is a social safety net initiative which enhances increased access of poor and vulnerable youths to employment opportunities.
The programme also provides targeted cash transfers to the poor, vulnerable and internally displaced people (IDPs) across Nigeria.
Similarly, the Community and Social Development Project (CSDP) provides grants for human capital development of…