self-reliance and sufficiency. 1993: Family Support Programme and the Family Economic Advancement Programme : "Makes provision for the establishment of an empowerment programme for locally based producers of goods and services and protentional entrepreneurs in cottage industries. Also sets forth eligibility criteria for loan facilities, and provides for loan recovery schedules under the programme". 2001: National Poverty Eradication Programme (NAPEP): to replace the previously failed Poverty Alleviation Program (PAP): 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, Youth Empowerment Scheme (YES) which is concerned with providing unemployed youth opportunities in skills acquisitions, generating wealth and gaining employment, Mandatory Attachment Programme which is concerned with giving of credits and trade training and commerce, Rural Infrastructure Development which is concerned with ensuring all round improvement in rural developments and the Social Welfare Services Scheme (SOWESS) which concerned with providing social and welfare services for its benefactors. 2002: National, Special Programme on Food Security (NSPFS): This Programme was launched in all the thirty-six states of the federation during the Olusegun Obasanjo's regime. The broad objective of the programme was to increase food production and eliminate rural poverty 2003: Root And Tuber Expansion Programme (RTEP): RTEP was launched under Olusegun Obasanjo's administration. It covers 26 states and was designed to address the problem of food production and rural poverty. The programme was aimed at improving the cultivation of root and tuber crops by farmers to ensure food sustainability. 2011: Agricultural Transformation Agenda (ATA): It was launched with the aim of changing the perception about agriculture as a development issue instead of pure business. The aim of the agenda is to attract private investors in agriculture, increase value for locally produced goods, improve general conception about agriculture and also create jobs for its teaming youths and women in Nigeria. See also Economy of Nigeria Corruption in Nigeria List of countries by percentage of population living in poverty Poverty in Africa Notes References Bibliography . (Mostly about Nigeria) External links OCLC WorldCat. Subject: Poverty - Nigeria (bibliography)