CONFERENCE (already held)
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1. Introduction
The New NSITF has emerged at the onset of a new administration and under a new leadership to execute its statutory mandate of providing social security services to the poor, the aged, the disabled and disadvantaged members of the population. This role is clearly specified in the NSITF Act, No 73, 1993 and the Pension Reform Act, 2004. In addition, stakeholders which included Labour, Civil Society, International Bodies represented by the ILO and the General Public, at a National Summit in November 2005, endorsed NSITF as the agency for the implementation of social and poverty alleviation related programmes in Nigeria.
The New NSITF just organized a National Conference on Social Security in view of the socio-economic situation in the country which, inter-alia, is characterized by mass unemployment and mass poverty. This effort therefore was to sensitise the government and the general public on the present Administartion.
2. Main Theme
“The Imperatives of Social Security for Economic Development and Poverty Alleviation in Nigeria”
3. Sub Themes/Speakers
- The minimum Standards of Social Security Programmes – A representative of International Social Security Association (ISSA)
- The Consititutional Imperatives for Social Security Scheme in Nigeria – A representative of Nigeria Bar Association (NBA)
- Social Security as a strategy for Poverty Alleviation in Nigeria – Comrade Issa Aremu
- The Role of Social Security in Economic Development of a Nation – Professor Pat Utomi (Lagos Business School/Pan African University)
- The Imperatives for a Multipillar Social Security Scheme in Nigeria – Professor Aja Akpuraja (Abia State University)
- Economic Reform and Social Security in Nigeria: Lessons from More Mature Market Economies – Professor Dayo Akeredolu-Ale
- Financing Social Security System: Options for Nigeria – A representative of International Labour Organisation (ILO)
4. Venue: The Executive Hall, International Conference Centre Area 11, Abuja.
5. Date: October 22 – 24, 9.00 am Daily
6. Co-hosts/Co-Sponsors
- Federal Ministry of Labour
- Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC)
- Trade Union Congress (TUC)
- Konrad Adenauer Foundation
7. Target Audience
- The Presidency
- National Assembly
- State Governments
- Employer Group
- Labour Unions
- Civil Society
- General Public..........Comment on the programme!!!
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