Federal Government Targets 35 Million Nigerians for Poverty Alleviation Under 2021–2025 Development Plan.

Vice President Kashim Shettima has restated the administration’s plan to create twenty-one million jobs in rural and agrarian communities through major investments in agriculture.

Speaking at the Hand-in-Hand Investment Forum in Abuja, he said reforms such as easier land registration, stronger investment agencies, and deeper public-private partnerships are designed to attract and sustain capital.

Shettima added that the National Development Plan (2021–2025) aims to lift thirty-five million Nigerians out of poverty while ensuring food and nutrition sufficiency.