Oluwafunbi Bello 
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria unveils a sweeping national poverty reform targeting 50 million citizens by 2030, marking a major shift from fragmented interventions to a unified, data-driven system.
The Federal Government launches the One Humanitarian-One Poverty Response System (OHOPRS) at a stakeholder workshop in Abuja, positioning it as the country’s most ambitious poverty eradication framework in decades.
Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Dr Bernard Doro, acknowledges past failures. “We have been managing poverty, not ending it. It is time for a paradigm shift,” he says.
The initiative introduces a centralised national data backbone to harmonise humanitarian aid, social protection, and development programmes. Officials say the system will eliminate duplication, improve targeting, and ensure accountability across ministries and partners.
President Bola Tinubu backs the programme, anchoring it on lifting 50 million Nigerians out of poverty, deploying real-time digital tracking, and strengthening federal coordination.
Minister of State Dr Tanko Sununu emphasises alignment. “One response plan allows proper execution, tracking, and measurable outcomes,” he notes.
International partners, including the World Bank and UNICEF, pledge support, alongside Nigerian state governments.
Officials describe the reform as a transition from managing poverty to creating structured “pathways to prosperity,” though implementation challenges remain.
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