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TODAY February 3, 2021 The Federal Government has called on States and the Federal Capital Territory to provide the necessary leadership and resources for the implementation of Social Protection and SDGs activities. The Permanent Secretary, Budget and National Planning and Chairperson, Technical Working Group (TWG) National Social Protection Policy, Mrs. Olusola Idowu, made the call at the Joint Zonal Consultation on Review of the Social Protection Policy and institutionalizing Social Protection for Accelerated SDGs Implementation in Enugu on Wednesday. In a statement by the Ministry’s Di...

Share Federal Government has called on states and the FCT to provide the necessary leadership and resources for the implementation of social protection and activities of sustainable development goals (SDGs). Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Budget and National Planning, Mrs Olusola Idowu, made this call Wednesday in her remarks at the Joint Zonal Consultation on Review of the Social Protection Policy and institutionalizing Social Protection for Accelerated SDGs Implementation in Nigeria, holding in Enugu. In a statement issued by Director Information, Victoria Agba-Attah, Idowu, who is also C...

He also stated that the disbursing entity, under the programme, shall be the Bank of Agriculture (BOA). “Target beneficiaries for this programme shall be labour-intensive micro or small enterprises (MSEs), operating in the real sector. These shall ideally be innovative value-added products that are establishing footprint in the Nigerian market, and require additional funds to increase output,” the Director General said. He therefore called for applications from all suitably qualified micro, small enterprises located in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Kaduna and Oyo states to apply fo...