The Federal Government will commence a new cash transfer
programme to fifteen million households by October.
This was made known by Betta Edu, the Minister of
Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, during an appearance on Arise TV
on Monday.
She was fielding questions on the Federal Government’s
presence at the 78th United Nations General Assembly, UNGA, and what it means
for Nigerians.
“We had meetings with the World Bank and very soon we will
announce the upscale of the National Safety Net Program which will be putting
funds in the pocket of over 15 million households in Nigeria.
“These are tangible funds that people can use to start
businesses and improve their lives. This will be happening next month October.”
She further noted that the Federal Government will partner
with the state government and local communities in the verification of the
National Social Register.
The minister added, “I’m sure you know very well that we
have sent out a team and are in engagement with the Nigeria Governors Forum
(NGF) just to verify the National Social Register working with the states and
local communities and we are going to expand it.
“Right now, we have 15.7 million households which amounts to
about 62 million persons under the National Social Register. We want to verify
if they are still in that social bracket to know if they still deserve such
interventions.
“The President has approved the verification and expansion
of the National Social Register to cover everybody in that bracket.”
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