Nigeria aims to include informal workers in its social safety net by 2025, expanding coverage and reducing poverty.

Nigeria's Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) plans to include informal workers like artisans and traders in its Employees' Compensation Scheme (ECS) by 2025. This move aims to expand the social safety net and support the government's goal to reduce poverty. NSITF will restructure its operations, conduct awareness campaigns, and educate informal sector workers on how ECS can protect them from work-related risks.

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