NATIONAL SOCIAL INVESTMENT PROGRAMME (N-SIP), VULNERABLE POPULATIONS AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (SDGS) IN ENUGU STATE, NIGERIA: TRACING A NEXUS
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https://doi.org/10.61841/ngkstt61Keywords:
National Social Investment Programme, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Development Goals, Vulnerable populations, Poverty, Hunger; Well-BeingAbstract
The National Social Investment Programme (N-SIP) of Nigeria is a social welfare initiative created
by the Federal Government in 2015 to ensure equitable distribution of resources to vulnerable
populations to address, hunger, poverty and well-being which incidentally are the first three
Sustainable Development Goals. In spite of the huge N-SIP annual budget, the well-being of
vulnerable populations has not shown any satisfactory improvement. The main goal of this study was
to trace the impact of N-SIP on SDGs 1, 2 and 3 in Enugu State, Nigeria. The specific objectives are
to; (a) find out the impact of Conditional Cash Transfer of N-SIP on poverty and well-being of
vulnerable populations in Enugu State; (b) examine the effectiveness of the home-grown school
feeding programme in Enugu State and (c) find out the obstacles impeding the success of N-SIP. The
study used a multi-dimensional approach which includes visits to a sample of the 421 Communities
in Enugu State, documentary evidence, interviews with key informants (KIs) in relevant ministries
and Focus Group Discussions. The findings were analyzed and discussed based on sustainable
development theory which is the study’s theoretical platform. The less than satisfactory impact of NSIP on poverty and hunger of vulnerable populations in Enugu State was demonstrated. The paper
argues that N-SIP lacked focus, predicated on imaginary data and unsustainable. We ended the
paper by packaging some proactive policy intervention measures including putting more efforts in
data banking and management.
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