FG’s $5bn social welfare benefits only 6%

FG’s $5bn social welfare benefits only 6% – NBS

Honesty and credible data are requisites for fighting poverty

Amid several social support programmes aimed at reducing poverty and driving inclusion, only 6.1 percent of Nigerian households are aware and have received such interventions, according to a 2022 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS). The survey carried out in 2021 by the National Bureau of St

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