President Bola Tinubu approved the creation of a Community-Based National Social Action Fund Task Force aimed at strengthening grassroots development and accelerating socio-economic projects across Nigeria’s 8,804 wards.
the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare disclosed this in a statement issued last night noting that the initiative is designed to promote community-driven interventions tailored to the specific needs of local areas.
Assistant Director of Information and Public Relations at the ministry Ado Bako explained that each ward will partner with a verified community-based Organisation, Association, or entity to execute priority development projects.
He said the approved project implementation timeline begins from March 1, with completion targeted for December.
Bako further stated that the Federal Ministry of Finance and the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation, AGF, have been directed to release N17 billion into a dedicated intervention account to support implementation, monitoring, communication, and accountability mechanisms for the programe.
The approval builds on earlier government reforms, including the establishment of the Social Action Fund, SAF, in September 2023 and the Community-Based Procurement Platform introduced in January 2026.
