The federal government has made a crucial move to bring great economic relief to Nigerians amid coronavirus
The federal ministry of special duties and intergovernmental affairs has disclosed that the Nigerian government has inaugurated an inter-ministerial technical expert committee to work out the policies of lifting 100 million Nigerians out of poverty.
This move by the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government was carried out on Friday, August 14, Daily Trust reports.
The spokesman of the ministry, Julie Osagie Jacobs, disclosed that the committee comprises Nigerian experts who have been charged with the task of designing a platform for a public-private partnership.
According to Jacobs, the overall objective is to develop a road map and ensure smooth cooperation among ministries, department and agencies for effectiveness.
Meanwhile, reported that the Rivers state government had claimed that the recruitment programme for 774,000 persons initiated by the federal government had been hijacked by the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The state government, therefore, announced on Wednesday, August 12, that it had pulled out from the scheme.
This decision of the state was disclosed by a special adviser to Governor Nyesom Wike on Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) matters, Erastus Awortu, in a letter to the minister of state for labour and employment, Festus Keyamo.