Odimmegwa Johnpeter/Abuja
The Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction has officially unveiled and launched the $1 billion Household Prosperity and Economic Social Protection Project (HOPE-SP), themed “From Palliatives to Pathways,” alongside key reforms aimed at strengthening Nigeria’s social protection and humanitarian response architecture. This was contained in a statement signed by Janet McDickson Noah, Director, Information and Public Relations.
The Special Guest of Honour, the First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Her Excellency Senator Oluremi Tinubu CON, while unveiling the initiatives on Wednesday, 26 August 2026, at the Banquet Hall, State House, Abuja, commended the Honourable Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Dr. Bernard M. Doro and his team for his commitment to transforming humanitarian interventions from temporary assistance into sustainable pathways to recovery, empowerment and self-reliance.
She noted that, the initiatives are designed to improve the identification, targeting and support of vulnerable households, strengthen coordination across humanitarian and poverty-reduction programmes, provide shock-responsive assistance, and promote accountability and measurable outcomes.
In his presentation, the Honourable Minister, Dr. Doro, said, the launch represents a strategic shift “from palliatives to pathways”, placing vulnerable households, rather than individual programmes, at the centre of government interventions.
Dr. Doro explained that, the reform seeks to address fragmentation, duplication and multiple uncoordinated registries by establishing a unified national architecture linking identification, needs assessment, targeted intervention, protection, empowerment, poverty graduation and sustainable growth.
The Minister stated that, the One Humanitarian, One Poverty Response System (OHOPRS) will serve as a major system reform, bringing humanitarian response, social protection and poverty reduction interventions into a coordinated national framework supported by unified registries, digital delivery systems, improved financing, stronger institutions, accountability and real-time intelligence.
Other initiatives unveiled included the Emergency Shock-Responsive Cash Transfer, the FMHAPR Ministerial Blueprint, and the Humanitarian First Magazine, which will document the experiences and impact of government interventions on beneficiaries.
The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Mr. Olubunmi Olusanya, said, the initiatives would strengthen coordination and accountability stressing that, the ultimate measure of success would be the tangible difference made in the lives of vulnerable Nigerians.
Goodwill messages were delivered by Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum on behalf of other Governors and sub-national governments, the Hon. Minister of Budget and Economic Planning Abubakar A. Bagudu, the former Minister of State, Humanitarian Affairs, Dr. Yusuf Tanko Sununu,
the European Union, World Bank, other international development partners all commended the federal Government’s efforts to strengthen Nigeria’s social protection and Humanitarian systems.
The event featured a cultural performance by the Irigwe New Wave Dance Troupe from Plateau State.
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