IMPLEMENTATION OF SOCIAL INTERVENTION POLICY IN ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (SDGS) OF POVERTY REDUCTION IN NIGERIA

The Nigeria has initiated several policies and programme aims at achieving Sustainable Development Goals through social intervention with the clear objective of reducing poverty, reducing inequality and creating employment opportunities. The study seeks to investigate whether Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS) has been achieved Through Social Intervention Programme in Nigeria between 2015 — 2019. Political System Theory propounded by Easton (1965) is used for theoretical Analysis. The study adopted survey and documentary research design. The population of this study comprises ofN-Power Volunteer Corps, public primary school Teachers, N-power officials, public primary school Pupils and vulnerable Nigerians that benefited from conditional Cash Transfer. Two method of data collection was utilized; primary method and secondary method. Two statistical techniques of data analysis were utilized; they are descriptive and inferential statistical techniques: The descriptive statistics was used to present and interpret quantitative data. Descriptive statistics are; frequency table, percentage andfigure. Finding from the study revealed that, finding form the study revealed that, Conditional Cash Transfer Scheme have no significant effect on poverty reduction in Nigeria. Further finding shows that, N-power Programme as actually empowered unemployed graduate in Nigeria. N-power scheme have engaged graduate in four sectors of Nigerian Economy. These include; education, health, tax and agriculture. Finding from the analysis revealed that, Home Grown School Feeding of the Federal Government have improved school enrolment figure ofpupils in public primary school in Nigeria. Apart from improved school enrolment figure, the Home Grown School Feeding has created wealth among women and farmers in Nigeria through the value chain in the school feeding programme. The study recommends that; Federal and State Government should increase the number of participants under the Conditional Cash Transfer Scheme and as well monthly stipend from five (¥5,000) thousand to ten (N10,000) thousand in order to further alleviate among Nigerians. State and Federal Government should consolidate on the achievement gain in the area of n-power programme.