Tinubu Govt Launches Unified System to Lift 50 Million Nigerians Out of Poverty

Tinubu Govt Launches Unified System to Lift 50 Million Nigerians Out of Poverty

President Bola Tinubu’s administration has officially launched the One Humanitarian-One Poverty Response System (OHOPRS), a nationwide framework designed to lift 50 million Nigerians out of poverty by 2030 through a coordinated and data-driven approach to social intervention and humanitarian support.

The initiative was unveiled by the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Bernard Doro, at a national technical workshop held at the UN House Abuja, where key stakeholders from government agencies, development partners, and international organisations were in attendance.

Doro explained that the OHOPRS is designed as a centralised national system that integrates humanitarian relief, social protection, and long-term development programmes into a single coordinated structure. He said the goal is to move Nigeria from fragmented interventions to a unified framework capable of delivering measurable impact.

According to him, over 63 per cent of Nigerians are affected by multidimensional poverty, highlighting the urgency of a more structured and efficient response. He noted that existing poverty alleviation efforts have been undermined by fragmentation across ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs), as well as duplication of efforts and poor coordination among federal, state, and local governments.

He listed several systemic challenges, including siloed data, uncoordinated beneficiary registers, weak funding mechanisms, limited transparency, and lack of a unified poverty exit strategy, adding that these issues have prevented interventions from reaching the most vulnerable populations effectively.

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“We have been managing poverty, not ending it. It is time for a paradigm shift,” Doro said, stressing that Nigeria already has numerous intervention programmes but lacks the integrated systems needed to optimise them.

The minister outlined the core structure of the OHOPRS, which includes a single national database described as the ‘Single Source of Truth’, a unified beneficiary registry to prevent duplication, and a coordinated coordination platform that aligns all stakeholders under one framework.

He added that the system introduces a structured “poverty exit pathway”, aimed at transitioning beneficiaries from vulnerability to self-reliance through targeted support, skills development, and access to economic opportunities.

Doro further emphasised that the initiative will leverage digital accountability tools, real-time monitoring, and data-driven governance to improve transparency and ensure that resources are properly tracked and utilised.

He reiterated that President Bola Tinubu’s vision is to implement a fully integrated system that ensures alignment across all levels of government and development partners, with the ultimate goal of reducing poverty at scale.

“There is a clear national direction. The mandate is to lift 50 million Nigerians out of poverty by 2030 through one system, one register, and one coordinated response,” he said.

Also speaking at the event, the Minister of State for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Tanko Sununu, said the OHOPRS will help harmonise efforts across sectors and improve execution through better planning, tracking, and evaluation of outcomes.

Sununu noted that the framework will combine immediate humanitarian assistance with long-term development strategies, ensuring that vulnerable populations receive both short-term relief and sustainable pathways out of poverty.

He added that the system will improve coordination among stakeholders, reduce inefficiencies, and create a more reliable mechanism for measuring the impact of government and partner interventions.

The workshop was attended by representatives of major international and development organisations, including the International NGO Forum, the European Union, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA), International Organization for Migration (IOM), UNICEF, European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO), and the World Bank, alongside subnational stakeholders.

Officials say the OHOPRS represents a major shift in Nigeria’s poverty reduction strategy, moving from multiple disconnected programmes to a unified national architecture capable of delivering coordinated, measurable, and scalable results.

With its emphasis on data integration, accountability, and collaboration, the government believes the framework could play a critical role in achieving its long-term poverty reduction target, while strengthening the overall effectiveness of social intervention programmes across the country.

Tinubu Govt Launches Unified System to Lift 50 Million Nigerians Out of Poverty