FG registers over 3m poor, vulnerable Nigerians in social register

…Registration carried out in 26 states, FCT

The Federal Government has registered 3, 031, 065 individuals and 755, 112 households in the ongoing national social register being handled by the National Social Safety-Nets Coordinating Office (NASSCO).

According to the 2019 report signed by the National Coordinator NASSCO, Apera Iorwa, the register provides a gateway for people to register and be considered for potential inclusion in social programmes.

“The national social register has state coordinating offices set up in all but one state with memorandum of understanding signed with 36 states and the FCT,” he stated.

In 2017, the Federal Government said it would register about five million Nigerians in the ongoing national social register for the poor and vulnerable households.

The 2019 report shows that the registration was carried out in 26 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for 30 per cent of the local governments across the states, with Katsina State having the highest number of households visited – 113, 268 and individuals – 507, 160.

Also, 1, 499, 042 males and 1, 532, 023 females were registered, just as 96.78 per cent were not disabled and 3.22 per cent were disabled.

The report states that NASSCO will formally inform social intervention stakeholders on the data availability of poor, vulnerable households for mining.