Michael Akabogu, the former Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), has accused Dr. Chris Ngigi, Minister of Labour and Employment, of physically assaulting him. Akabogu also alleged that Ngige threatened to kill him for refusing to sign a document that would allow the minister to purchase property for the NSITF without following the proper procurement process.
FG to socialise NSR, targets 20m vulnerable Nigerians
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Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq
Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, says the Federal Government is set to make the National Social Register (NSR) more interactive to enhance collaboration.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the NSR is a database of poor and vulnerable households in Nigeria
Farouq said at the Annual Ministerial Dialogue on the NSR on Tuesday in Abuja that the focus of the meeting included charting ways to have central database for the programme through collaboration with other relevant agencies in data capturing.