FG plans to lift 50m Nigerians out of poverty by 2030

The Federal Government has announced plans to lift 50 million Nigerians out of poverty by 2030 through a new initiative, the One Humanitarian–One Poverty Response System (OHOPRS). Speaking in Abuja on Tuesday at the flag-off workshop for the programme, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Dr Bernard Doro, said the strategy focuses on identifying […]

The Federal Government has announced plans to lift 50 million Nigerians out of poverty by 2030 through a new initiative, the One Humanitarian–One Poverty Response System (OHOPRS).

Speaking in Abuja on Tuesday at the flag-off workshop for the programme, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Dr Bernard Doro, said the strategy focuses on identifying vulnerable individuals, registering them, and providing targeted support to help them transition out of poverty.

He explained that beneficiaries would be supported through skills acquisition, livelihood programmes, asset provision, and mentorship, with mechanisms to sustain growth and prevent relapse into vulnerability.

Doro described the initiative as a “national backbone” designed to integrate humanitarian relief, long-term development, and social protection.

He said the programme will align Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), state governments, and development partners, while tracking beneficiaries from vulnerability to economic stability.

He said the system would replace fragmented programmes with a unified national framework, including a single national register instead of multiple databases.

The platform will also feature real-time digital tracking, coordinated government oversight, and a structured poverty graduation model.

The minister said his ministry will coordinate and regulate the process, while MDAs will serve as operators of sector-specific programmes.

State governments, he added, will drive implementation at the grassroots level and provide field data.

 

Doro noted that the system aims to deliver a real-time national poverty dashboard accessible to policymakers, anticipate humanitarian shocks, and ensure efficient use of public and donor funds.

 

He identified major challenges in past interventions, including uncoordinated registers, inefficient funding systems, duplication of efforts, and failure to reach the most vulnerable populations.

 

He added that over 63 per cent of Nigerians currently face multidimensional poverty.

 

Also speaking, Special Assistant to the Minister on Finance, Dr. Christopher Ngyang, said all funding would be channeled through the National Humanitarian and Poverty Reduction Trust Fund (NHPR-TF) to ensure transparency and efficiency.

 

He said funding would come from federal and state governments, as well as local governments and development partners.

 

The Statistician-General of the Federation, Prince Adeyemi Adeniran, stressed the importance of credible data, warning that poor data leads to fragmented and ineffective interventions.