President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has asked national assembly to amend National Social Investment Programmes Agency (NSIP) Act 2023.
Gatekeepers News reports that the president’s request was contained in a letter read by speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas during Tuesday’s plenary.
The letter reads, “The purpose of the bill is to make the National Social Register the primary targeting tool for the implementation of social investment programmes of government.”
Tinubu said the amendment will ensure social welfare programmes “are data-driven and implementation processes are transparent, targeted, dynamic and effective in delivering social protection benefits to vulnerable Nigerians.”
Tinubu asked the parliament to consider his request in the “usual expeditious manner.”
The programmes under SIP include N-Power, conditional cash transfer (CCT), government enterprise and empowerment programme, and the home-grown school feeding initiative.
