FG to unveil $1bn Renewed Hope protection scheme

From Okwe Obi, Abuja

The Federal Government is set to unveil a $1 billion Renewed Hope Social Protection Programme aimed at cushioning the impact of economic hardship on poor and vulnerable Nigerians.

Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Dr Bernard Doro, disclosed this in a statement yesterday, saying the initiative would mark a renewed commitment by the government to strengthening the country’s social protection system and improving the livelihoods of vulnerable households.

Doro said Senator Oluremi Tinubu will formally unveil the programme, which is designed to expand and better coordinate interventions for Nigerians facing economic and social vulnerabilities.

According to him, the new approach will focus on ensuring that government interventions go beyond immediate relief to produce sustainable improvements in the lives and livelihoods of beneficiaries.

He said the programme would also introduce the One Humanitarian One Poverty Response System (OHOPRS) as an integrated national framework linking humanitarian response, social protection, poverty reduction, economic inclusion and graduation.

Under the framework, the household would serve as the central unit for intervention, coordination and measurement of outcomes.

Doro said the government would also launch an Emergency Cash Transfer initiative targeting 7.6 million vulnerable households, providing immediate financial support to families affected by socio-economic shocks.

He said the initiative was part of efforts to create a more coordinated and responsive social protection system capable of addressing the immediate needs of vulnerable Nigerians while helping beneficiaries move towards sustainable livelihoods.

“The Renewed Hope Social Protection Programme represents a significant step towards a more coordinated, responsive and results-oriented social protection system that places vulnerable Nigerians at the centre of national development efforts,” Doro said.

The minister said the government was repositioning its social protection architecture to improve coordination among humanitarian response, poverty reduction and economic inclusion programmes, with emphasis on measurable outcomes for beneficiaries.