Economic hardship: 60m Nigerians, 15.7m households now officially insecure
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National Social Safety-Net Coordinating Office has disclosed that a total of 15.7 million households in the country have officially registered in the National Social Registry of poor and economically insecure families.
In a report, NASSCO said these households constitute over 60 million individuals.
The National Social Registry (NSR) is an aggregated database of all State social registers, and serves as an information system containing data on poor and economically insecure households collected by respective states.
According to NASSCO, the social registries can serve as a credible gateway to select beneficiaries for immediate support especially as government makes efforts to provide fuel subsidy palliatives to households.
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