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The
House of Representatives has moved to provide a legislative framework for all social welfare schemes of the government.
The bill, sponsored by Speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila and 11 others, seeks to establish the National Social Investment Programme (NSIP) for the poor and the vulnerable.
Leading the debate on behalf of the co-sponsors, Mansur Soro (APC, Bauchi) said the bill seeks to establish the National Social Investment Programmes Coordination Office within the federal ministry responsible for social development.
According to the lawmaker, the bill, if passed into law, will establish the National Social Investments Trust Fund.
He noted that current social welfare schemes such as the N-Power, Conditional Cash Transfer, Home-Grown School Feeding Market Moni, Trader-Moni have no legislative framework to ensure proper implementation. ....

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