The federal government has committed N450 billion to advancing renewable energy and reducing poverty, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, has said.
Speaking at the national budget roundtable and panel discussion at Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State, Yilwatda disclosed that the government was investing in renewable energy to lift more Nigerians out of poverty.
The event was organised by the Centre for Economic Policy and Development Research (CEPDeR) of Covenant University in collaboration with the University of Warwick.