World Bank, "Implementation Status & Results Report: National Social Safety Net Program-Scale Up (P176935)" (Nigeria)
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World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report, sequence 7, archived on 03-Sep-2025, for the National Social Safety Net Program-Scale Up (P176935) in Nigeria, an IDA Investment Project Financing approved on 16-Dec-2021. The objective is to expand coverage of shock responsive safety net support among the poor and vulnerable and strengthen the national safety net delivery system, through cash transfer components costed at 600,000,000.00 and 147,000,000.00 and delivery system strengthening at 53,000,000.00. Progress and implementation are rated Moderately Satisfactory, with overall risk Substantial. The report states that about 6 million households have been supported, over 2.4 million have received up to three tranches after biometric verification, and a NIN validation drive with NIMC begun on April 7 has visited over 6.7 million households.
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Public Disclosure Authorized
The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report
National Social Safety Net Program-Scale Up (P176935)
National Social Safety Net Program-Scale Up (P176935)
WESTERN AND CENTRAL AFRICA | Nigeria | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing (IPF) | FY 2022 | Seq No: 7 | Archived
on 03-Sep-2025 | ISR04996
1. OBJECTIVE
Public Disclosure Authorized
1.1 Development Objective
Original Development Objective (Approved as part of Approval package on 16-Dec-2021)
Expand coverage of shock responsive safety net support among the poor and vulnerable and strengthen the national
safety net delivery system.
Has the Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective?
No
2. COMPONENTS
Public Disclosure Authorized
Name
Economic Shock Responsive Cash Transfer (ESR-CT):(Cost 600,000,000.00)
Extended Regular Cash Transfer (ER-CT) for the poor and the vulnerable:(Cost 147,000,000.00)
Delivery System Strengthening and Project Management:(Cost 53,000,000.00)
3. OVERALL RATINGS
Name Previous Current
Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory
Public Disclosure Authorized
Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory
Overall Risk Rating Substantial Substantial
4. KEY ISSUES & STATUS
4.1 Implementation Status and Key Decisions
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Progress towards achieving the Project Development Objective (PDO): The PDO is to expand coverage of
shock responsive safety net support among the poor and vulnerable and strengthen the national safety net delivery
system. The Project has been making positive progress in implementation and is on track to achieve the PDO. The
direct benefit transfer program has supported about 6 million poor and vulnerable households selected from the
Social Register with shock responsive cash transfers. Over 2.4 million households have received up to three
tranches of support following biometric verification of the adult member recipient from the eligible households.
Following the decision of government, made in March 2024, only households with members biometrically verified
will continue to receive cash transfer support under the direct benefit transfer program.
Strengthening the national social safety net delivery system. To strengthen the Social Register, a targeted NIN
validation and registration drive for households captured in the Social Register commenced on April 7, in
collaboration with the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC). So far over 6.7 million households have
been visited and NIMC is in the process of verifying over 9 million NINs. At the end of the NIN drive, all households
in the Social Register are expected to have at least one adult member with a validated NIN. The payments delivery
mechanism is fully digital, ensuring all payments go directly to verified and active beneficiary owned accounts;
ensuring the right beneficiary is the recipient of the support.
Survey of Direct Benefit Transfer Beneficiaries. The World Bank task team carried out a survey of beneficiaries
of the cash transfers, to complement monitoring and supervision of the delivery of the program. The survey as
designed to specifically shed light on the key issues and concerns surrounding the program, including those
relating to the Social Register, delivery of the program and if the program has generated the intended results. The
results, which largely corroborate the delivery system and program objectives, have been shared with the
implementing ministry and agencies, and the interministerial panel overseeing the social investment programs. One
key feedback from the survey is the need to carry out more outreach and sensitization activities targeted at the
general public, particularly to the intended beneficiaries of the program.
5. SYSTEMATIC OPERATIONS RISK-RATING TOOL
Rating at Approval Last Approved Rating
Risk Category Approval Package - ISR Seq. 06 - 29 Jan Proposed Rating
16 Dec 2021 2025
Political and Governance Substantial Substantial Substantial
Macroeconomic Substantial Substantial Substantial
Sector Strategies and Policies Moderate Moderate Moderate
Technical Design of Project or Program Substantial Substantial Substantial
Institutional Capacity for Implementation and
Moderate Moderate Moderate
Sustainability
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Fiduciary Substantial Substantial Substantial
Environment and Social Substantial Substantial Substantial
Stakeholders Moderate Moderate Moderate
Overall Substantial Substantial Substantial
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6. RESULTS
6.1 PDO Indicators by PDO Outcomes
Expand coverage of shock responsive safety net support
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period
Indicator Name
Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year
15,000,000.00 Dec/2021 32,206,685 02-Jan-2025 42,139,250 04-Jul-2025 56,000,000.00 Dec/2025
Beneficiaries of social safety Comments on Implementation is picking up following multiple delays, including change in project leadership,
net programs (Number) achieving targets and implementing new policies requiring biometric identity
Beneficiaries of social 7,500,000.00 28,549,109 28,642,355 27,500,000.00
safety net programs -
Female (Number)
Beneficiaries of Safety 15,000,000.00 Dec/2021 32,206,685 02-Jan-2025 42,139,250 04-Jul-2025 56,000,000.00 Dec/2025
Nets programs -
Unconditional cash
transfers (number)
(Number)
1,000,000.00 Dec/2021 5,396,636 02-Jan-2025 5,913,286 04-Jul-2025 9,200,000.00 Dec/2025
Comments on This indicator counts the number of beneficiary households that received a shock responsive
achieving targets cash transfer through NASSP and/or NASSP-SU. The baseline number counts the number of
Beneficiary households beneficiary households that are expected to receive COVID-CT through the government by
received shock responsive June 2022.
cash transfers (Number)
Implementation is picking up following multiple delays, including change in project leadership,
and implementing new policies requiring biometric identity
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35.00 66 64 45.00
Comments on This indicator measures the percentage of female primary beneficiaries among beneficiary
achieving targets households that received the shock-responsive cash transfers.
Of which female
primary beneficiaries
Baseline numbers based on the 49,000 beneficiary HHs of the COVID-CT implemented by the
(Percentage)
government as of October 15, 2021. The baseline number will be updated as the
beneficiaries of the COVID-CT expand (expected to reach 1 million). The target will
correspondingly be set 10 percentage points higher than the baseline.
0.00 Dec/2021 1,514,564 02-Jan-2025 1,514,564 04-Jul-2025 1,500,000.00 Dec/2025
Comments on This indicator counts the number of beneficiary households that received the extended
Beneficiary households achieving targets regular-CT under component 1.2.
received extended regular-
cash transfer support
(Number) Implementation of ER-CTs commenced but has been put on hold as the immediate focus is on
the shock response cash transfers
Of which female 0.00 94.00 94.00 94.00
primary beneficiaries Comments on This indicator measures the percentage of female primary beneficiaries among total
(Percentage) achieving targets beneficiary households of the regular-CT program.
Strengthen national safety net delivery system
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period
Indicator Name
Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year
Beneficiary households 16.00 Dec/2021 100.00 02-Jan-2025 100.00 04-Jul-2025 70.00 Dec/2025
received cash transfers Comments on This indicator counts the number of beneficiary households (across both components) that
through safe, secure, and achieving targets received the cash transfers delivered directly to their transactional accounts, expressed as a
scalable digital mechanism
percentage of total beneficiary households.
(Percentage)
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All cash transfers are currently done directly to beneficiary owned digital accounts that are
backed with biometric identification
Of which female 30.00 Dec/2021 66 02-Jan-2025 64 04-Jul-2025 40.00 Dec/2025
primary beneficiaries Comments on This indicator measures the percentage of female primary beneficiaries among beneficiaries
(Percentage) achieving targets that received cash transfers electronically into their transactional accounts.
6.2 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components
Economic Shock Responsive Cash Transfer (ESR-CT)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period
Indicator Name
Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year
People using digitally enabled 2,000,000 Dec/2022 5,396,636 02-Jan-2025 5,913,286 04-Jul-2025 9,200,000 Dec/2025
services (Number of people) Comments on Beneficiaries who utilize digital payment services
CRI achieving targets
People using digitally 2,610,590 02-Jan-2025 2,809,245 04-Jul-2025 2,760,000 Dec/2025
enabled services – Comments on Youths utilizing digital payment services
Youth (Number of achieving targets
people) CRI
People using digitally 3,562,527 02-Jan-2025 3,562,527 04-Jul-2025 4,600,000 Dec/2025
enabled services – Comments on Female beneficiaries who utilize digital payment services
Female (Number of achieving targets
people) CRI
People with enhanced 17,552,411 04-Jul-2025
resilience to climate risks Comments on Individual beneficiaries in areas impacted by climate risks that are receiving or part of
(Number of people) CRI achieving targets households receiving cash transfers
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People with enhanced 10,531,446 04-Jul-2025
resilience to climate Comments on Individual beneficiaries (Women) in areas impacted by climate risks that are receiving or part
risks – Female (Number achieving targets of households receiving cash transfers
of people) CRI
People with enhanced 8,249,633 04-Jul-2025
resilience to climate Comments on Number of individual beneficiaries (Youth) in areas impacted by climate risks that are
risks – Youth (Number achieving targets receiving or part of households receiving cash transfers
of people) CRI
Urban beneficiary 1,700,000.00 Dec/2021 1,721,773 02-Jan-2025 1,978,132 04-Jul-2025 5,000,000.00 Dec/2025
households targeted through
the Social Registers (which
includes the National Social
Register and the Rapid
Response Register), to
receive the ESR-CT
(Number)
Of which female 32.00 39 38 50.00
primary beneficiaries Comments on This indicator measures the percentage of female primary beneficiaries among ESR-CT
(Percentage) achieving targets beneficiary households enrolled into the payment system from the RRR
Rural households identified 0.00 Dec/2021 3,674,863 02-Jan-2025 3,935,154 04-Jul-2025 3,200,000.00 Dec/2025
from the Social Registers to
receive the ESR-CTs
(Number)
Of which female 0.00 78 74 60.00
primary beneficiaries Comments on This indicator measures the percentage of female primary beneficiaries among ESR-CT
(Percentage) achieving targets beneficiary households enrolled into the payment system from the NSR
0.00 Dec/2021 31.25 02-Jan-2025 31.25 04-Jul-2025 73.00 Dec/2025
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Amount of ESR-CT delivered Comments on This indicator measures the average amount (in USD) delivered to the beneficiaries of the
per beneficiaries household achieving targets ESR-CT. This indicator will only include beneficiaries that have received at least one transfer.
(Amount(USD)) The target is equivalent to N30,000 using the exchange rate at the time of approval.
0.00 Dec/2021 1,378,722 02-Jan-2025 1,558,526 04-Jul-2025 2,900,000.00 Dec/2025
Beneficiary households
Comments on This indicator counts the beneficiary households that receive ESR-CT payments in their new
received the ESR-CT in a
achieving targets transactional account set up for and supported by the project. Transactional accounts are
newly setup transactional
multi-purpose accounts and allow savings, deposit, transfer, and withdrawal facilities and
account (Number)
can be opened with a streamlined KYC requirements as per the government regulations.
of which females 0.00 47 47 60.00
primary beneficiaries Comments on This indicator measures the percentage of women among ESR-CT beneficiaries for whom the
(Percentage) achieving targets project supported opening of a new transactional account.
Beneficiaries satisfied with 0.00 Dec/2021 0.00 02-Jan-2025 0.00 04-Jul-2025 80.00 Dec/2025
the delivery of shock Comments on No beneficiary satisfaction survey conducted
responsive cash transfer achieving targets
program (Percentage)
of which female 0.00 Dec/2021 0.00 02-Jan-2025 0.00 04-Jul-2025 80.00 Dec/2025
(Percentage)
of which Rural 0.00 Dec/2021 0.00 02-Jan-2025 0.00 04-Jul-2025 80.00 Dec/2025
(Percentage)
of which Urban 0.00 Dec/2021 0.00 02-Jan-2025 0.00 04-Jul-2025 80.00 Dec/2025
(Percentage)
Beneficiary households 0.00 Dec/2021 100.00 02-Jan-2025 98 04-Jul-2025 80.00 Dec/2025
received cash transfers Comments on This indicator measures the percentage of beneficiaries of the ESR-CT that received their
within 10 days of the achieving targets payment tranches in their transaction account according to the payment schedule specified
payment schedule in the project implementation manual. Timeliness is measures after the first tranche of
(Percentage) payment is transferred.
0.00 Dec/2021 0.00 02-Jan-2025 0.00 04-Jul-2025 18.00 Dec/2025
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Comments on This indicator counts the number of months in which a report on statistical profile of
Report on beneficiary profile achieving targets beneficiaries is produced and released publicly. The statistical profile includes characteristics
produced and disseminated collected during registration and enrollment including those on age, gender, education, and
publicly (Number) assets. Public release must include online publication in official website as well as released in
social media.
0.00 Dec/2021 77 02-Jan-2025 100 04-Jul-2025 80.00 Dec/2025
Beneficiary households are in Comments on This indicator measures the percentage of beneficiaries that are in the bottom six deciles
the bottom 6 deciles achieving targets based on a proxy indicator of welfare calculated based on the data collected from the RRR
(Percentage) and NSR. The formula for the proxy indicator will be generated from the latest Nigeria Living
Standards Survey data.
Extended Regular Cash Transfer (ER-CT) for the poor and the vulnerable
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period
Indicator Name
Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year
1,000,000.00 Dec/2021 1,439,105 02-Jan-2025 1,439,105 04-Jul-2025 1,500,000.00 Dec/2025
Beneficiary households Comments on This indicator counts the number of beneficiaries of the regular-CT that have received at
received a minimum of two achieving targets least two years of cash transfer support through NASSP and NASSP-SU.
years of support since being Baseline numbers are based on projections based on current pace of cash transfers.
enrolled in the program
(Number) Implementation of component has been suspended by the government since November
2023 to focus on Economic Shock Responsive Cash Transfers
Female primary beneficiaries 0.00 Dec/2021 95.00 02-Jan-2025 95.00 04-Jul-2025 94.00 Dec/2025
received a minimum of two Comments on This indicator measures the percentage of female beneficiaries among those who received
years of support since being achieving targets the regular-CT for at least two years of cash transfer support through NASSP and NASSP-SU.
enrolled in the program
(Percentage)
Beneficiaries satisfied with 0.00 Dec/2021 0.00 02-Jan-2025 0.00 04-Jul-2025 70.00 Dec/2025
the regular CT program Comments on No beneficiary satisfaction surveys have been conducted under the project
delivery (Percentage) achieving targets
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of which female 0.00 Dec/2021 0.00 02-Jan-2025 0.00 04-Jul-2025 70.00 Dec/2025
beneficiaries
(Percentage)
Delivery System Strengthening and Project Management
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period
Indicator Name
Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year
Federal and State level staff 0.00 Dec/2021 0.00 02-Jan-2025 0.00 04-Jul-2025 1,000.00 Dec/2025
trained in shock responsive Comments on No trainings have been conducted due to implementation challenges
safety net systems achieving targets
(Number)
Of which female staff 0.00 0.00 0.00 30.00
(Percentage)
States where the Third Party 19.00 Dec/2021 0.00 02-Jan-2025 0.00 04-Jul-2025 37.00 Dec/2025
Monitoring (TPM) Comments on Procurement of TPMs is yet to be finalized
implemented through CSO is achieving targets
functional (Number)
Annual Results Scorecard 2.00 Dec/2021 0.00 02-Jan-2025 0.00 04-Jul-2025 4.00 Dec/2025
produced by the third-party Comments on Procurement of TPMs is yet to be finalized
monitors and released achieving targets
publicly (Number)
Local implementers and 0.00 Dec/2021 0.00 02-Jan-2025 0.00 04-Jul-2025 80.00 Dec/2025
stakeholders agreed that
project investments reflected
the needs (Percentage)
Of which female 0.00 0.00 0.00 80.00
(Percentage)
Project specific gender No Dec/2021 Yes 02-Jan-2025 Yes 04-Jul-2025 Yes Dec/2025
guidelines developed under Comments on This indicator checks whether the gender guidelines developed during the implementation
NASSP operationalized in achieving targets of NASSP has been operationalized in NASSP-SU project activities.
project activities (Yes/No)
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Grievances addressed within 0.00 Dec/2021 37.70 02-Jan-2025 45.20 04-Jul-2025 80.00 Dec/2025
the time specified in the Comments on Due to implementation delays, most reported grievances cannot be resolved
project implementation achieving targets
manual (Percentage)
ESR-CT beneficiary 0.00 Dec/2021 3,405 02-Jan-2025 3,405 04-Jul-2025 200,000.00 Dec/2025
households covered through Comments on This indicator counts the number of beneficiaries reached during the (random) cash-transfer
random post-distribution achieving targets audits which verify whether the intended beneficiaries received the cash transfers.
monitoring (Number)
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7. DATA ON FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
7.1 Cumulative Disbursements
7.2 Disbursements (by loan)
Loan/Credit/TF Status Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed
IDA-70190 Effective 800.00 770.92 0.00 530.00 228.00 69.92%
7.3 Key Dates (by loan)
Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Signing Effectiveness Orig. Closing Rev. Closing
IDA-70190 Effective 16-Dec-2021 16-Aug-2022 30-Jan-2023 30-Jun-2024 31-Dec-2025
8. KEY DATES
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Key Events Planned Actual
Approval 16-Dec-2021 16-Dec-2021
Effectiveness 30-Jan-2023 30-Jan-2023
Mid-Term Review No. 01 07-Jul-2025 30-Jun-2025
Operation Closing/Cancellation 31-Dec-2025
9. RESTRUCTURING HISTORY
Restructuring Level 2 Approved on 18-Jun-2024
10. ASSOCIATED OPERATION(S)
There are no associated operations
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