Social Investment
Achievements in Social Investment
Since 2023, the administration has fundamentally retooled Nigeria’s social investment framework, scaling allocations under the National Social Investment Programme to unprecedented levels in order to protect vulnerable households and expand human capital opportunities. Key milestones include the consolidation of core schemes such as conditional cash transfers, N-Power, GEEP enterprise support, and the National Home-Grown School Feeding Programme under direct presidential supervision, alongside renewed funding to cushion the impact of economic reforms on low-income families. By strengthening digital payment systems, expanding the national social register, and ramping up school feeding coverage, the government has delivered targeted relief, supported small businesses, and improved school attendance and nutrition outcomes for millions of children.
Entering 2026, the administration has intensified its social investment drive by prioritizing transparent, technology-driven delivery mechanisms and widening the safety net for poor and vulnerable Nigerians. This phase has seen the rollout and planned expansion of large-scale cash transfer programmes backed by multilateral financing, reforms to better monitor and evaluate impact, and renewed emphasis on youth-focused empowerment platforms to turn beneficiaries into self-reliant earners. By strengthening governance of the Social Investment Programme Agency, tightening oversight, and aligning social spending with broader economic reforms, the government is transitioning from ad-hoc palliatives to a more institutionalized social protection system that is expected to stabilize household welfare, reduce extreme poverty, and support inclusive growth
