*Shifts humanitarian support from palliatives to sustainable pathways

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), with the theme: “From Palliatives to Pathways,”  along key reforms aimed at strengthening Nigeria’s social protection and humanitarian response architecture.

The Special Guest of Honour, wife of the President, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, while unveiling the initiatives on Wednesday, 26 August 2026, at the Banquet Hall, State House, Abuja, commended the 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 stated that, the initiatives were 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 Minister, Dr. Doro, said, the event 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 the Governor of Borno State, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum on behalf of other Governors and sub-national governments; the 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.