About two million vulnerable Nigerians nationwide were impacted by projects implemented under the Federal Government’s National Poverty Reduction with Growth Strategy (NPRGS) for 2022.
A progress report presented at the NPRGS Steering Committee meeting, chaired by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, made the disclosure, adding that some 1.6 million smallholder farmers also benefitted under the Agriculture for Jobs Plan.
Besides, 13,000 youths have been trained under a Technical and Vocational Education and Training programme in six states, comprising Lagos, Ogun, Enugu, Gombe, Kaduna and Nasarawa, while arrangements are underway to provide similar training for 2,000 beneficiaries in Edo State.
Equally, more than 8,000 Nigerians were employed in construction under the Rural Roads Programme, which built 40 rural roads in 120 communities, covering about 57.3 kilometres across the federation.
The NPRGS implementation monitoring…
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