National Poverty Eradication Programme Research Articles

Challenges of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in Nigeria: Lessons for the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

This study examines the challenges of implementing the MDGs in Nigeria. Nevertheless, the secondary method of data collection and evaluative method was employed in this research work especially data from the office of the Senior Special Assistant to the president on MDGs (OSSAP), the National Bureau of statistics (NBS), National poverty Eradication programme (NAPEP), text books, internet etc. while content analysis was used to analyse the data collected. This study revealed that poor infrastructural development, poverty, bad governance, corruption, inadequacy and misapplication of Fund, leading to lack of value for money and many more have impeded the implementation of MDGSs in Nigeria. Although, Nigeria has made appreciable progress on Goals 2 and 8, as well as some partial progress on Goals 3 and 6, but faces serious challenges on Goals 4, 5 and 7 and some indictors of Goals 6. Therefore, there is the need to consolidate on areas where progress has been made in the SDGs project while concrete effort is required to get the country back on track in the areas where it faces serious challenges during the implementation of the MDGs. This underscores the need to address implementation bottlenecks and defects in current SDGs implementation policies. Finally, government should provide opportunities for greater involvement of the private sector, civil society organizations and development partners in the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of SDGs – related projects.

ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE ON MICRO ENTERPRISE SUSTENANCE IN NNEWI, ANAMBRA STATE, NIGERIA

In recent times, the important of entrepreneurship, development cannot be over emphasized. Entrepreneurship development has been found to be panacea through with job could be created and poverty reduced to the minimum. The broad objective of the study was to examine the entrepreneurial development initiative and micro enterprise sustenance in Nnewi, Anambra State. The hypotheses were developed as State Economic Empowerment and Development Strategy (SEEDS) initiative has no significant effect on micro enterprises in Nnewi, Anambra State. There is no significant relationship between National Poverty Eradication Programme (NAPEP) initiative and micro enterprises sustenance. The sample size for the study was 350. The hypotheses were analyse with regression analyses, correlation model. The findings revealed that the NAPEP initiative employed in the study area do have a significant relationship with the micro enterprises sustenance. The findings also revealed that the major challenges faced by the micro enterprises are lack of capital and lack of stated business mission, which are the topmost challenges faced by majority of enterprises. It was recommended that government and other policy makers at all level should intensify and ensure that more micro enterprises benefit from the SEED initiative in place already, and if possible initiative new ideas, since it has shown positive effect on the delivery of the core mandates of micro enterprises, which brings about creation of employment, poverty reduction, economic development, etc. Based on the result from the findings, it is also recommended that upcoming micro enterprises should be encouraged through sensitization, financing, provision of necessary facilities etc. in order to reduce if not eradicate poverty level in the area , as it has been shown that NAPEP initiatives have relationship with the sustenance of micro enterprises.

Social welfare program and poverty eradication in sub-saharan region of Eket Senatorial district, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

The study investigated development gap in social policy and social problem interaction by examining impact of National Poverty Eradication Programme (NAPEP) on rural communities in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. The specific objectives were to examine the relationship between non-participation of beneficiary communities in NAPEP project design at community level, corruption and policy implementation strategy on rural poverty reduction. The Ex-post facto research design was adopted to study communities in Oron and Udung Uko local government areas in Akwa Ibom State. Using a multistage sampling procedure, data were obtained from 400 respondents using Taro Yamene sample size determination formula. Data were analysed using Chi-square (X2) statistical technique. Main findings indicated that significant relationship exists between non-participation of beneficiary communities in NAPEP project design, corruption, policy implementation and poverty reduction in rural communities. The findings imply that NAPEP has not significantly achieved its goal of poverty reduction in rural communities. It has failed to elicit economic wellbeing priorities directly from target communities. Poverty can be reduced through accommodative and humanistic arrangements by allowing communities to identify welfare projects and eligible recipients. Rural dwellers have not experienced poverty reduction because of NAPEP development strategy gap.

Comparative Evaluation of Swine Production With Other Domestic Livestock in Mbaitolu Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria.

The researcher has undertaken this study on comparative evaluation of swine production with other domestic livestock in Mbaitolu Local Government Council of Imo State, Nigeria to proffer some solution to the problems hindering the rearing of swine in the study areas (Mbieri, Ogwa, Orodo, Ogbaku, Eziama –Obiato, Umunoha, Ifakala, Ubomiri and Afara). The researcher used descriptive survey design to carry out the study. The population for the study was 10,450 respondents drawn from nine towns of Mbaitolu Local Government Council. 600 respondents were proportionally and randomly selected as sample size for the study. General objective was formulated from which five specific objectives were formulated. Among these – is to compare swine prolificacy over the prolificacy of other domestic livestock. Five research questions were formulated to guide this study, among these is – what importance has the prolificacy of swine over other domestic livestocks like goats, sheep, horse and cattle? Five null hypotheses were formulated for the study among these is – there is no significant relationship between the prolificacy of swine over the prolificacy of other domestic livestock in Imo State. Pilot study was conducted at Umuagwo community using 20 respondents that reared domestic livestocks. This area was not part of the study location. Questionnaires were used as a medium for data collection. One sample T-test was used to test five null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance and all the null hypotheses were rejected meaning that there were significant differences between pig productions over the production of other domestic livestock. The analysis yielded the following results: swine production was accepted to be more prolific than other domestic livestocks like goats, sheep, horse and cattle. It was also agreed that swine were more adapted to wide varieties of feeds which made them to grow more quickly than other domestic livestocks. It was concluded that swine production was more economically important than the rearing of other domestic livestock. It was recommended that National Poverty Eradication Programme (NAPEP) in Imo State should enlighten the respondents on the economic importance of swine production over the rearing of other domestic livestock. Piglets should be made available to farmers who wish to embark on swine production at affordable price by Anambra – Imo River Basin Development Authority (AMRBDA).Keywords: Swine Production, Domestic Livestock, Mbaitolu Local Government Council.

An Evaluation of Government Policies on Poverty Eradication: A Case Study of NAPEP in Ogbadibo LGA of Benue State

This study started with the foresight of the entire study comprising the introduction of the subject matter of the research work which is An Evaluation of Government Policies on Poverty Eradication. A case study of NAPEP in Ogbadibo LGA. In the review of literature, it was discovered that there are various opinions to the explanation of poverty in Nigeria. While some see poverty as the lack of basic amenities, others see poverty as poor investment in human capital on the whole; there was a convergence among different authors that Nigerians are poor. The survey study shows that the awareness level of NAPEP and her programmes are quite okay, but the implementation level remains very minimal in Ogbadibo LGA. Hypotheses were tested at 0.05 significance level with a degree of freedom (R - 1) (C - 1). The study revealed that National Poverty Eradication Programme (NAPEP) has not impacted significantly on poverty reduction or eradication in Ogbadibo LGA. This conclusion was drawn from an empirical analysis using chi-square which led to rejecting the alternative hypothesis that National Poverty Eradication Programme (NAPEP) has impacted significantly on poverty eradication in Ogbadibo LGA.

The Constraints of Social Welfare Policy in Rural Poverty Reduction: A Study of National Poverty Eradication Programme in Oron and Udung Uko Local Government Areas, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

The study investigated the constraints of social welfare policy on rural poverty reduction in Oron and Udung Uko local government areas of Akwa Ibom state as study area. Three null hypotheses were formulated namely: non-involvement of beneficiary communities in programme design, corruption and poor policy implementation and rural poverty reduction. Data were obtained using a 26-item research instrument. Expost-facto research design was adopted while data were collected from 300 randomly sampled inhabitants (male and female) of the six strata (clans) of the study. Stratified, cluster, purposive and simple random sampling procedures were variously applied at appropriate stages of the study. The generated data were statistically tested using Pearson Product Moment correlation coefficient. Social welfare policies are ineffective in reducing poverty because they are constrained by non-involvement of beneficiary communities in programme design and conceptualization, corruption and poor policy implementation. Strategic options for poverty reduction in Nigeria include bottom-top approach and strengthening due process mechanism to check corruption and ensure proper project implementation.

National Poverty Eradication Programme in Nigeria (NAPEP): A Case Study of Capacity Acquisition Programme (CAP) in Gombe State 2003 - 2015

Poverty is one of the major socio-economic problems in Nigeria which draws the concern of policy-makers in Nigeria of recently. In response to the scourge of poverty in Nigeria, the civilian government of Obasanjo introduced Poverty Alleviation Programme (PAP) in 2000 but later, PAP was halted and replaced with National Poverty Eradication Programme (NAPEP) in 2001. NAPEP has a multi-various approach to poverty eradication including Capacity Acquisition Programme (CAP) which is an emphasis on skills acquisition and training for self-reliance. The major problem is the way poverty is increasing in alarming rate despite various efforts by government to eradicate it in the period of this study. This study examined CAP in Gombe state and its impact on poverty eradication effort. The methodology adopted for this research is the use of primary source where interview was conducted with one local government chosen from each of the three zones of the state. Secondary source was also used where literature was reviewed theoretical framework was formed to support the arguments presented. The data obtained were presented and analysed together with the hitherto existing statistics on this area. The research discovered that CAP as a component of NAPEP programme achieved little success in poverty eradication as a result of government’s unseriousness, corruption and negligence. Thus, the policy is not ideal for poverty eradication approach. The best means of poverty eradication is employment generation through provision of small scale and large-scale industries, eradication of corruption and genuine political will from the part of policy makers.

Poverty Eradication in Nigeria: A Focus on National Poverty Eradication Programme in Abia State, 2001- 2013

Poverty has been a huge challenge to Nigeria for a long time as majority of Nigerians live below poverty line. Successive civilian and military governments in Nigeria agreed on the need to eradicate or alleviate this ugly situation. In an attempt to ameliorate the situation, they introduced a number of schemes and programmes. The apparent failure of the various schemes and programmes and the resultant citizen discontent led to the creation of the National Poverty Eradication Programme, NAPEP, in all the states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory. The broad objective of the study was to empirically evaluate the impact of NAPEP towards poverty eradication in Abia state, through the provision of youth employment. The structuralfunctionalist theory was adopted with an interrogation of relevant documents on financial flows, projects and programmes. The findings suggest that youth unemployment was pervasive. Again, the poverty reduction or alleviation efforts were fraught with corruption. To correct these, the work recommended disbursing monies to beneficiaries through banks. It also suggested, among others, that future efforts should be rural-centred, instead of urban-centred.

The Impact of Ghana Government Poverty Alleviation Actions in the National Poverty Eradication Programme

This paper highlighted on the impact of Ghana government policy development framework on the country’s poverty alleviation strategy and the weaknesses of the Medium-Term National Development Policy Framework Ghana Shared Growth and Development Agenda (GDAGS) II, 2014-2017. The study focused on empirical literature on the relationship between poverty alleviation and government budget deficit to map the analysis and the secondary data as graphs were collected through many sources as World Bank, Ghana National Bank and others to respond to the research questions. The findings showed that Government spending undermines economic growth by displacing private-sector activities. Whether financed by taxes or borrowing, government spending imposes heavy extraction and displacement costs on the productive sector. Academic research confirms that government spending harms economic growth. In one side, large government sectors reduce both the level of economic activities and the rate of poverty. Ghana government should significantly reduce its expenditure for the sake of the poverty rate. In other side, the government of Ghana should set down sophisticated financial institution development policy and regularization in their poverty alleviation strategy. A strong poverty alleviation strategy should include a sophisticated financial institution development policy and regularization to avoid a successive budget deficit.

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PARENTAL OCCUPATION, HOME ENVIRONMENT AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF PUBLIC SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN SOKOTO STATE, NIGERIA

This paper discussed the relationship between parental background support in relation to occupation, home environment and students’ academic performance. The research design adopted for this study was correlation research design. The study was based on Conflict theory, which sees the purpose of education as a means of maintaining social inequality and preserving the power of those who dominate the society. The study was carried out using questionnaire, achievement test and focus group discussions, the questionnaire was researcher designed and it was based on closed ended questions with options of A,B,C,D,E and F, respectively all the instruments were validated by the supervisory team and the reliability was obtained by pilot testing of questionnaire and test-retest for achievement test and arrived at co-efficient alpha 0.83 and 0.81 respectively. The population was also all the public senior secondary school students in Sokoto state. A total number of twelve public senior secondary schools, with three thousand four hundred and twenty eight (3,428) as the population of SS II students, were purposively selected within the six educational zones to represent the total population. Qualitative data collected were analyzed through thematic analysis by coding and transcription, while the quantitative data were analyzed using Pearson Product Moment Correlation Co-efficient. The major findings of the study were: Parental background support in relation to occupation has relationship with student’s academic performance. Parental background support in relation to home environment has relationship with student’s academic performance. The study recommended that: parents that are found to be of lower socio-economic status who can not provide support for the academic activities of their children, should utilize those community development programmes meant for poverty eradication and skill acquisition, such as National Poverty Eradication Programme (NAPEP), family support programme, agricultural loan scheme and so on, that will provide financial support and job security. It was also recommended that parents should endeavour to provide required academic support at home such as parental commitment and material support. That is to be fully involved in their children academic activities and to provide study facilities at home, which include teaching and learning materials. This will enhance good academic performance.

Influence of Gender on National Poverty Eradication Programme (NAPEP) Capacity Acquisition Scheme (CAS) Graduates on their Ability to Acquire Tailoring Skills for Entrepreneurship

Influence of Gender on National Poverty Eradication Programme (NAPEP) Capacity Acquisition Scheme (CAS) Graduates on their Ability to Acquire Tailoring Skills for Entrepreneurship

Between Policy Expectations and Realities of Poverty Reduction Efforts: An Assessment of National Poverty Eradication Programme (NAPEP) in Yobe State, Nigeria

Between Policy Expectations and Realities of Poverty Reduction Efforts: An Assessment of National Poverty Eradication Programme (NAPEP) in Yobe State, Nigeria Ali Ibrahim Abbas Abstract Despite previous efforts in reducing poverty in Nigeria, the situation of poverty across the country remains worrisome. Building on the experiences of previous efforts, NAPEP was established in 2001 with a view to eradicate extreme poverty across the country. Its main goal was to achieve MDG goal one of eradicating extreme poverty by at least 50% by the year 2015 across Nigeria. However, policy expectations are entirely different from reality. After full implementation of NAPEP in Nigeria, Yobe State is ranked among 10 states with the highest incidence of poverty in the country. This study is therefore an attempt to identify policies and programmes of NAPEP; measure its effectiveness and impact on the poor of Yobe State. The finding of the study show that, despite various efforts made by NAPEP to reduce poverty, its impact on the poor in Yobe State remains devastating as policy expectations of the programme failed in achieving its stated objectives. Based on its finding, the study thus identified and developed an effective policy framework within which national and local resources and networks can be exploited by the programme for the benefit of all citizens, especially the poor. Full Text: PDF DOI: 10.15640/jsspi.v4n1a3

Value Chain Approach to Poverty Reduction among the Household of Lagelu Local Government Area of Oyo State

It is highly sympathetic that with all the programmes (National Poverty Eradication Programme (NAPEP), Family Support Programme (FSP), Green Revolution, Operation Feed the Nation (OFN), National Directorate for Employment (NDE), Youth Empowerment Scheme (YES), Family and Economic Advancement Programme (FEAP), Micro Credit Scheme, Better Life programme (BLF), Directorate for Food Road and Rural Infrastructure (DFRRI) and FADAMA etc.) we have had and the huge sum of money realized from the oil industry, the poverty level of Nigeria has kept on increasing on a daily basis. Poverty level as released by the Federal Office of Statistics (FOS) has increased, from 28% in 1980, 46% in 1985, it reduced to 43% in 1992 and stood at 66% presently. Poverty is the condition whereby someone cannot access at least the three basic needs of life: housing, feeding and clothing to a comfort level. Hence this research work centred on value chain approach to Poverty Reduction and Development of livelihoods to study the causes of the failure of all these programmes and the level of impact on the people. Primary data were collected from 140 respondents through multistage sampling procedure among household living in Lagelu Local Government Area, Oyo State. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were employed to analyze the data collected. The descriptive statistical used include frequency, percentage, mean and tables to present the socio-economic characteristics of the respondents, while the inferential statistic such as Ordinary Least Square (OLS) regression model and binomial logit regression model were used to find the relationship between dependent and independent variables and test for the hypotheses. The best poverty alleviation programme in the area is FADAMA because of good implementation and monitoring while OFN is the most failed programme, the reason for this is unstable government policy. The result shows that only age (t = -1.736, P = 0.826) is negatively significant and education level (t = 1.812, p = 0.700) was positively significant at 10% significance level. This implies that the age is negative and education of the respondents has a positive effect on the participation of the respondents in the programmes. It is then concluded that lack of good monitoring is the major causes of failure of the programme, also the programme had little impact in the poverty level of the people and the income of the people is too small to cater for basic needs by the household. The government should encourage younger people to participate in the programmes and also promote education in the area.

Value Chain Approach to Poverty Reduction among the Household of Lagelu Local Government Area of Oyo State

It is highly sympathetic that with all the programmes (National Poverty Eradication Programme (NAPEP), Family Support Programme (FSP), Green Revolution, Operation Feed the Nation (OFN), National Directorate for Employment (NDE), Youth Empowerment Scheme (YES), Family and Economic Advancement Programme (FEAP), Micro Credit Scheme, Better Life programme (BLF), Directorate for Food Road and Rural Infrastructure (DFRRI) and FADAMA etc.) we have had and the huge sum of money realized from the oil industry, the poverty level of Nigeria has kept on increasing on a daily basis. Poverty level as released by the Federal Office of Statistics (FOS) has increased, from 28% in 1980, 46% in 1985, it reduced to 43% in 1992 and stood at 66% presently. Poverty is the condition whereby someone cannot access at least the three basic needs of life: housing, feeding and clothing to a comfort level. Hence this research work centred on value chain approach to Poverty Reduction and Development of livelihoods to study the causes of the failure of all these programmes and the level of impact on the people. Primary data were collected from 140 respondents through multistage sampling procedure among household living in Lagelu Local Government Area, Oyo State. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were employed to analyze the data collected. The descriptive statistical used include frequency, percentage, mean and tables to present the socio-economic characteristics of the respondents, while the inferential statistic such as Ordinary Least Square (OLS) regression model and binomial logit regression model were used to find the relationship between dependent and independent variables and test for the hypotheses. The best poverty alleviation programme in the area is FADAMA because of good implementation and monitoring while OFN is the most failed programme, the reason for this is unstable government policy. The result shows that only age (t = -1.736, P = 0.826) is negatively significant and education level (t = 1.812, p = 0.700) was positively significant at 10% significance level. This implies that the age is negative and education of the respondents has a positive effect on the participation of the respondents in the programmes. It is then concluded that lack of good monitoring is the major causes of failure of the programme, also the programme had little impact in the poverty level of the people and the income of the people is too small to cater for basic needs by the household. The government should encourage younger people to participate in the programmes and also promote education in the area.

The Importance of National Poverty Eradication Programme ( NAPEP ) on Income Improvement and Women Empowerment : Evidence from Kwara State , Nigeria

Greater concern has been given to women as they are being considered as victim or prey of poverty by the international community as well as in Nigeria. This is partly because of what they are earning as income and its inequality around the world. However, the purpose of the paper is to examine the effects of the monthly income on the level of poverty alleviation of women under the National Poverty Eradication Programme (NAPEP) in Kwara State,Nigeria. The paper employs mixed methods as the questionnaire was designed and supplemented by the personal interview. Two hundred (200) respondents were chosen as sample size though stratified sampling technique. The data collected were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics such as frequencies, percentages, and Paired sample t-test. Findings of the study reveal positive and significant effects of the monthly income on the poverty reduction and living condition of the respondents, as there was improvement in their income after their participation in the anti- poverty programme in the State. There should be meaningful financial support to augment the income of the poor. The paper strongly recommends the government to incorporate more poor women in the rural areas in its anti-poverty programme and also curb the rate of corruption in the State.

Assessing the Developmental Impact of Poverty Eradication Programmes in Sokoto State, Nigeria

The study assessed the developmental impact of poverty eradication programmes in Sokoto state with particular reference to three poverty eradication programmes notably, National Poverty Eradication Programme (NAPEP), Sokoto State Poverty Reduction Agency (SPORA) and Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) project. This is with a view to investigating the degree to which the said programmes have had developmental implications vis-à-vis the target population. Using survey methods expressed in the utility of a total of 1888 household questionnaires that were personally administered, which covered the household survey; and interview (in-depth) guides designed for the key informants’ interviews in addition to focused group discussions, the study collected useful research information. Results from analysis of collected data showed that developmental impact of poverty eradication programmes proves insignificant at 0.324 which is greater than 0.05. This is due largely to the fact that chronic poverty has impacted negatively on the performance of the programmes in Sokoto state. The study concludes that among others, poverty reduction cannot be achieved through government interventions only, and that the three projects (NAPEP, SPORA and MDGs) have only marginally impacted on the development of Sokoto State as many respondents indicated. The data revealed that poverty has increased over the last ten years, as more than half of the respondents endorsed in favour of the stand implying that poverty in the State is not only widespread but chronic. In the same vein, the study has revealed that the projects are not sustainable. Based on the findings and conclusions presented above, the research recommends thus, in Sokoto today there is an urgent need to review the mode of execution of the three poverty reduction programmes. The approach of the poverty reduction programmes from the top needs to be revised. The target beneficiaries need to be involved in the policy formulation so that beneficiaries get what they want which will in turn lead to overall socio-economic development of the state. The poor should therefore be involved in all the programmes’ phases. There is the need to extend the bottom-up concept to include direct participation of benefiting communities in project identification.

The Challenges of Ending Rural Poverty : An Appraisal of National Poverty Eradication Programme ( Napep )

The Challenges of Ending Rural Poverty : An Appraisal of National Poverty Eradication Programme ( Napep )

National Poverty Eradication Programme and Poverty Reduction in Nigeria: Empirical Investigation of the Programme Impact in Cross River State

The study examines the impact of the National Poverty Eradication Programme on poverty reduction in Cross River State. To guide the study, two major hypotheses were stated and primary data were obtained from 361 respondents from the benefactors of the State government Conditional Cash Transfer. The data obtained were tested using Chi-square statistical tool at. 05 degree of significance to examine the level of impact. The analysis of data in reveals that the calculated value of chi square (18.1) was greater than the table value of chi (9.49), tested at. 05 level of significance. This implied that the implementation of NAPEP has a significant impact on entrepreneurial development among youths in Cross River State. In table 2, the results obtained also showed that the calculated value of chi square (15.1) is greater than the table value of chi (9.49), tested at .05 level of significance, meaning that the null hypothesis was ignored and the alternative that the implementation of NAPEP has significant impacts on the provision of micro credit facilities to entrepreneur in Cross River State was accepted. However, the results obtained called for attention to other areas of interest neglected by the programme. These were identified to include the need to harness agriculture, water and solid minerals resources and conservation efforts especially in the rural-areas where the main occupation is agriculture. This concern formed the baseline for policy recommendations.

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The study evaluated the impact of National Poverty Eradication programme (NAPEP) on food security among the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), using data from Kogi State of Nigeria. The study is borne out of the curiosity to address the problems of poverty and hunger in Kogi State of Nigeria. The z-test statistics was used to test the hypothesis at 5% level of significance. The study showed that beneficiaries of NAPEPs intervention had significantly greater output in crops and that their income significantly exceeded that of non-beneficiaries. One of the two major problems that hindered the success of NAPEP is that only a few beneficiaries selected among the numerous individuals are within the low income bracket. The second problem is inadequate loan granted to beneficiaries. Based on this, the paper recommended that NAPEP should increase the number of beneficiaries, increase their loans, intensify provision of central productive input and focus on the processing of agricultural produce. This will add value to the produce, command high prices, increase varieties, generate more employment opportunities, enhance food security and reduce poverty incidence.   Key words: National poverty eradication programme, food security, all farmers association of Nigeria, small scale farmers, industrialists.&nbsp

An Appraisal of the Performance of National Poverty Eradication Programme (NAPEP) On Poverty Reduction in Bauchi State

This paper examines the activities of National Poverty Eradication Programme (NAPEP) on poverty reduction in Bauchi State. The paper assesses the performance of these activities vis-a-vis their impact on the socio-economic lives of the beneficiaries in Bauchi Local Government Area of Bauchi State. Data for the study was collected through questionnaire and In-depth Interviews. The information required was gathered from 210 respondents consisting of 200 beneficiaries and 10 officials of NAPEP, Bauchi state office. The respondents were selected through the use of systematic and availability sampling techniques. Data collected in the study were presented and analysed using simple frequency, percentages and cross tabulation. Chi-square was used to gauge the performance of NAPEP on poverty reduction in Bauchi State. The study revealed that the programme has impacted positively on the beneficiaries, especially in the areas of job creation, improvement in income, improvement in raising the respondents’ level of education, improvement in social status, etc. It was however, observed that in spite of this performance achievement, the programme needs to do more considering the people so far reached and the amount of money invested into the programme since inception. It was observed that problems like lack of proper selection of beneficiaries, lack of commitment and dedication on the part of the beneficiaries, lack of proper monitoring and evaluation, inability or failure of the authorities concerned to properly set up some of the beneficiaries, hinder smooth execution of the programme in Bauchi State. The study concluded by recommending among other things the use of guarantors in identifying and selecting the beneficiaries with a view to ensuring that materials given to a beneficiary on placement are not disposed off unnecessarily.