CO-Support to Social Safety Net

About this project

Despite being one of Africa’s largest economies, Nigeria faces significant challenges in meeting the basic needs of its citizens. Recent data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) shows that 63% of the population are multidimensionally poor, experiencing overlapping deprivations in more than one dimension, including health, education, nutrition and living standards. Social protectionsystems are vital for ensuring access to essential services among the poorest and contribute to long-term povertyreduction and economic stability. The Nigerian government has taken important steps towards improving social protection by adopting key policies, establishing a Vulnerable Group Fund and social transfer scheme, and creating a single National Social Register (NSR) . Kebbi State in northwestern Nigeria, with a Govt projected population of 6,181,328 in 2025 and ranked among the top five poorest states in Nigeria, exemplifies all of these challenges – experiencing high levels of poverty, widespread vulnerability to climate shocks and insecurityand low coverage of social protection programmes, with strong potential for high-impact, scalable interventions. However, the government continues to face critical challenges in ensuring support reaches the most vulnerable. Many HHs are not captured in the register – as the International Labour Organisation (ILO) estimates that only 11% of Nigerians are covered by at least one social protection benefit . One of the critical enablers of effecti…

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Oxfam Novib · International NGO

Countries

Nigeria

Sectors

Agricultural policy and administrative management

Published by Oxfam Novib to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 12 Oct 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: NL-KVK-27108436-A-07490-02:NG.

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