World Bank $750M Support Will Complement FG’s Social Investment, Job Creation, Poverty Reduction Programmes – OSINBAJO

As part of the Buhari Administration’s plan to take 100 million Nigerians out of poverty in ten years, the World Bank supported COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus also known as NG-CARES, will also leverage on existing job creation, wealth creation and poverty reduction programmes at the community level.

These include programmes such as State Cash Transfer Units, Agriculture Development Agencies, Job Creation Unit/MSE Support Units supported by the Government Enterprise and Empowerment Programme (GEEP) of the Administration.

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja at the National Launch of the NG-CARES programme implementation with the World Bank’s $750 million loan.

NG-CARES- is a multi-sectoral programme, which in addition to the ongoing implementation of the Economic Sustainability Plan (ESP), is a furtherance of the Federal Government’s response to the socio-economic fallouts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Noting that the programme will build on diverse and extensive interventions by the Federal Government, Prof. Osinbajo stated that the “NG-CARES programme is designed to support vulnerable and poor Nigerians, provide immediate emergency relief to smallholder farmers and SMEs that were adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.”

The Vice President further disclosed that the World Bank loan “will be over a period of 2 years (2021-2023), and the intervention allocation to each State is $20million ex-ante and $15million to FCT, and $15million for the NG CARES Support Unit. The programme is to be driven by States using the Programme for Results-PforR-delivery mechanism.”

The VP further stated that the programme will further complement the Federal Government’s plan to scale up the number of beneficiaries of its social schemes, subsidy and grants to support individuals, households and MSMEs in the multi-year Development Plan for 2021 – 2024.

He mentioned that the Plan “was developed within the context of our response to the COVID-19 crisis and the Economic Sustainability Plan serving as the bridge.”

Explaining further, Prof. Osinbajo said “in order to ensure successful programme implementation, the Federal Government will provide quality assurance, monitoring, capacity building and technical assistance to States and FCT on project activities and results.

“Consequently, the Federal Government has inaugurated the Federal CARES Steering Committee (FCSC), the Federal CARES Technical Committee (FCTC) and the Federal CARES Support Unit (FCSU) to provide overall policy direction, technical support to all the States and FCT and advise Mr. President appropriately.”

The Vice President added that he looked forward to the “prompt and effective implementation of the programme, both at the Federal and States levels,” even as he urged implementing agencies to “fully deploy their wealth of experience and expertise to ensure the successful take-off and implementation of the NG-CARES programme.”

The National Launch of the NG-CARES was held ahead of the first National Economic Council meeting and was attended by State Governors, members of the Federal Executive Council, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Boss Mustapha; Central Bank Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, and development partners including the World Bank Country Director Mr. Shubham Chaudhuri who made a presentation on State Eligibility for the Programme.

Laolu Akande,
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Publicity,
Office of the Vice President.
20th January, 2022

33 Comments

  1. Yusuf

    Thank you so much VP Osibanjo.
    Is the program will help much especially the poor people that are always in the pool to see themselves voting.

    25/01/2022 Reply
  2. Alhaji Aliyu Alhaji

    It is a very good and important project to eradicate poverty in the country. Especially the challenge house holds. We are interested.

    25/01/2022 Reply
    • Please contact your state NG CARES office where you are currently based, or keep checking our website. it is domiciled only in the states, the Federal is only coordinating. thank you

      29/01/2022 Reply
    • Please contact your state NG CARES office where you are currently based, or keep checking our website. it is domiciled only in the states, the Federal is only coordinating. Also, we will soon publish the address of the State Offices, thank you

      03/02/2022 Reply
  3. Sarah Inikpi Andrew

    How do I apply?

    26/01/2022 Reply
    • Please contact your state NG CARES office where you are currently based, or keep checking our website. it is domiciled only in the states, the Federal is only coordinating. thank you

      29/01/2022 Reply
    • Please contact your state NG CARES office where you are currently based, or keep checking our website. it is domiciled only in the states, the Federal is only coordinating. Also, we will soon publish the address of the State Offices, thank you

      03/02/2022 Reply
  4. Naziru Yusuf Musa

    Good morning sir I want to ask you about something Sir what’s the time for apply in this program

    29/01/2022 Reply
    • Please contact your state NG CARES office where you are currently based, or keep checking our website. it is domiciled only in the states, the Federal is only coordinating. thank you

      29/01/2022 Reply
    • We will soon publish the address of the State Offices, thank you

      03/02/2022 Reply
  5. Chuhs callistus Ndehigwo

    World Bank support is a nice one we can do more God bless us all

    29/01/2022 Reply
  6. Mubarak Usman

    Hello sir, can some body apply online or must he contact his state in charges of the affairs, thank you

    29/01/2022 Reply
    • Please contact your state NG CARES office where you are currently based, or keep checking our website. it is domiciled only in the states, the Federal is only coordinating. Also, we will soon publish the address of the State Offices, thank you

      03/02/2022 Reply
  7. Ofem Akedo

    How will I know my state coordinator

    29/01/2022 Reply
    • Please contact your state NG CARES office where you are currently based, or keep checking our website. it is domiciled only in the states, the Federal is only coordinating. Also, we will soon publish the address of the State Offices, thank you

      03/02/2022 Reply
  8. Abubakar Umar Lamido

    May it reach to people who are in need of it, God bless the professor Buhari and Nigeria

    31/01/2022 Reply
    • thank you for your patriotic mindset.

      03/02/2022 Reply
  9. Amne sani

    I need money to start business

    31/01/2022 Reply
    • Please contact your state NG CARES office where you are currently based, or keep checking our website. it is domiciled only in the states, the Federal is only coordinating. Also, we will soon publish the address of the State Offices, thank you

      03/02/2022 Reply
  10. Nathaniel

    How do we contact the State NG cares office? Am in Delta State

    31/01/2022 Reply
    • Please contact your state NG CARES office where you are currently based, or keep checking our website. it is domiciled only in the states, the Federal is only coordinating. Also, we will soon publish the address of the State Offices, thank you

      03/02/2022 Reply
  11. Abdullahi Buba

    Do you have address for Yobe State

    31/01/2022 Reply
    • Please contact your state NG CARES office where you are currently based, or keep checking our website. it is domiciled only in the states, the Federal is only coordinating. Also, we will soon publish the address of the State Offices, thank you

      03/02/2022 Reply
  12. Abubakar Aliyu Chiroma

    Support

    01/02/2022 Reply
  13. Peter

    We thank God for that government
    An the world 🌎 banki

    01/02/2022 Reply
  14. Salisu Adamu

    Tant my dear country

    02/02/2022 Reply
  15. BOLAJI OLADUNNI

    GOOD MORNING, HOW CAN WE APPLY AND BENEFIT FROM THIS PROGRAM , WHAT IS THE PROCESS, AND THE LINK TO APPLY , KINDLY MAKE ALL THIS AVAILABLE.

    02/02/2022 Reply
    • Please contact your state NG CARES office where you are currently based, or keep checking our website. it is domiciled only in the states, the Federal is only coordinating. Also, we will soon publish the address of the State Offices, thank you

      03/02/2022 Reply
  16. Isah Bawa

    Pls I want appply I need kano state Ng cares co ordinator contact

    12/02/2022 Reply
    • We will soon publish the addresses of the States Offices. thank you

      22/02/2022 Reply
    • Please contact your state NG CARES office where you are currently based, or keep checking our website. it is domiciled only in the states, the Federal is only coordinating. Also, we will soon publish the address of the State Offices, thank you

      22/02/2022 Reply
  17. Ibrahim Audu

    Pls who is yobe state coordinator of NG-cares program

    19/02/2022 Reply
    • We will soon publish the addresses of the States Offices. thank you

      22/02/2022 Reply

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