The federal government has unveiled a unified national poverty register and a proposed N3.2 trillion humanitarian and poverty reduction fund to improve coordination, efficiency, and long-term impact of interventions across Nigeria.
The initiative, introduced at a workshop on the One Humanitarian One Poverty Response System, OHOPRS, aims to replace fragmented programmes with a single, structured framework focused on sustainable poverty reduction.
Minister of humanitarian affairs and poverty reduction, Bernard Doro, explained that the new system will support individuals with skills, assets, and livelihood opportunities, enabling them to transition out of poverty into economic independence.
Beneficiaries who achieve stability will be moved to a growth register for continued monitoring, ensuring they do not relapse into poverty.
The reform emphasizes real-time digital tracking, unified data systems, and stronger governance to address inefficiencies in current manual and scattered approaches.
It also adopts an all-of-government strategy, recognizing poverty as multidimensional, requiring collaboration across ministries, agencies, and state governments, which will drive local implementation.
The government also plans to establish a national humanitarian & poverty reduction trust fund targeting N3.2 trillion, sourced from the federal government (N1.5 trillion), development partners (N800 billion), private sector and impact investors (N600 billion), and climate/global funds (N300 billion).
Key contributors are expected to include international organizations such as the World Bank, European Union, and United Nations.
Officials highlighted that the initiative will deliver a real-time poverty dashboard, coordinated humanitarian responses, and proactive systems to anticipate economic shocks.
The reform aims to shift focus from short-term relief to long-term prosperity.
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