Dr. Betta Edu, the Minister for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, has unveiled her Ministry’s strategy to create humanitarian hubs in all 774 local government areas across the nation.
She emphasized that these humanitarian hubs represent a long-term initiative aimed at eliminating poverty in Nigeria.
Nairametrics learns that these hubs will serve as venues for distributing locally sourced commodities at affordable prices for the benefit of the Nigerian population.
The Minister announced that her Ministry will dispatch its personnel to all 774 local government areas for feedback collection.
Additionally, they will employ digital tracking methods to monitor the distribution of palliatives, recording details like delivery time, location, households, and individuals receiving them.
In a bid to ensure transparency and efficiency in palliative distribution, Dr. Edu also revealed intentions to enlist Independent Monitors who will oversee the process, guaranteeing that relief materials reach those most in need.
Dr. Edu, emphasized that the Ministry was committed to curtailing the humanitarian crisis in Nigeria, as a prompt response to such crisis will henceforth be on the front burner of the Ministry’s agenda.
She said,
On Empowerment Schemes of the Ministry, the Minister said,
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