SOCIAL INVESTMENT AND POVERTY REDUCTION: EDUCATIONAL ADVANCEMENT OF N-TEACH BENEFICIARIES IN BORNO STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

Poverty remains a persistent and complex global challenge affecting millions in both
developed and developing countries. Despite years of economic growth, policy reforms, and
international development efforts, many people still live below acceptable standards of living. To
address this problem, the National Social Investment Programme (NSIP), including initiatives such
as N-Power and N-Teach, was introduced to promote human capital development and poverty
reduction. This paper examines Social Investment and Poverty Reduction: Educational
Advancement of N-Teach Beneficiaries in Borno State, Nigeria. The research design is Survey
research, and the Sampling Technique is multistage sampling, which comprises cluster and simple
random Sampling. A total of 392 Questionnaires were distributed to the respondents, and 384 were
retrieved and used for the analysis. Descriptive statistics and regression analysis were used to
present and analyse the data. The results indicate that the programme has a strong positive impact
on beneficiaries' willingness to continue their studies, reduces turnover rates, promotes the
development of entrepreneurial skills, and enhances working experience and workability. The
regression model shows that N-Teach is positively and significantly related to educational
advancement. The paper concluded that the N-Teach Programme enhances the educational
advancement of beneficiaries in Borno State and recommends that the Federal Government should
provide organised exit strategies, such as entrepreneurship and job placement services, to make the
beneficiaries economically sustainable in the long term.