By Haruna Salami
President Bola Tinubu has forwarded a bill for the amendment of the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA) to the Senate.
This was contained in a letter to the Senate President titled “Transmission of the National Social Investment Programme Agency (Establishment) (Amendment) Bill 2024 for consideration of the National Assembly” read at plenary on Tuesday.
“Pursuant to Section 58(2) of the Constitution of The Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended)” Tinubu said he forwarded, for the kind consideration and passage by the Senate, the NSIPA (Establishment) (Amendment) Bill, 2024, for the amendment of the NSIPA Act, 2023.
The letter said 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.
“This will ensure our social welfare programmes are data driven and implementation processes are transparent, targeted, dynamic and effective in delivering social protection benefits to vulnerable Nigerians.
The President hopied that “the Senate will consider the submission in the usual expeditious manner”.
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