Nigerian govt to inaugurate COVID-19 Rapid Response Register for urban poor – Official
The social register base for poor Nigerians made poorer by COVID-19 is due for launch by Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo. 2 min read
The Federal Government said will inaugurate a COVID-19 Rapid Response Register (RRR), an emergency intervention database, for the urban poor made poorer by the pandemic, an official of government has said.
Communications Manager, National Social Safety Nets Coordinating Office (NASSCO), Joe Abuku, who disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Sunday, in Abuja, said the register would identify Nigerians who had sunk deeper into poverty as a result of the economic shocks caused by the pandemic.