The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu has stated the Federal government’s plan to commence a new cash transfer program to 15 million households by October.
She disclosed this during an interview on AriseTv on the Progress Report on Nigeria’s participation at the 78th United Nations General Assembly meeting.
While responding to questions on the FG’s presence at the UNGA 78 and what it means for the Nigerians, she said,
- “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 and these are tangible funds that people can use to start businesses and improve their lives. This will be happening next month October.”
FG to partner with state government and communities in verification of social register
She further noted that the Federal government will partner with the state government and local communities in the verification of the national social register.
She said it was geared towards ensuring that those in the current social register are still in that social category.
In her words,
- “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.”
International partners in the FG’s intervention project
Speaking further she highlighted the UN agencies the Federal government intends to partner with for the program.
These agencies she mentioned include the World Food Program (WFP), and government security agencies amongst others.
Other humanitarian interventions of the FG
She noted that the Ministry will announce the full rundown of the President’s approval of the national safety net program.
These initiatives in the program include building shelters for displaced persons, homegrown school feeding, provision of money for startups, and loans for MSMEs.
Well done
Who are these 15 million Nigerians?.How were they.selected? Is there no website the identities can be listed state by state. Why 15m people when over 100m.people are multidimensionally poor
Appreciate.
Appreciate.
Nigerians are waiting for action enough of talking. Hope politicians Will not hijacked it.
We sincerely hope that it becomes a reality , since most of us have been extorted, exploited and even being scammed for 5 years in the name of Grants withuot any of them becoming a reality.
Well, I appreciate the move because the state of the rural dwellers are very appalling, even some of them at urban. Please FG should toe the exercise so that no stone should left untouched. I myself inclusive oh!
How did they come about this figure did such person has bank acct how we they be carried out we are yet to do a censoring in this country to know the actual location of individual
Increase the number of house hold to benefit from 15million to 50million, this I believe can make an impact.
How are you sure this social register are real register for the poor Nigerians needing the intervention? Where and how do they get the names?
Is it only 15 million people we have in Nigeria? Or will FG government conduct another census to get the number of people that FG should assist in this angel.Because i obtained my NCE in Mathematics year 2011 till date no job.pls FG should do necessary things so that an average Nigeria can breath Thank You.
how do we register now, is good if he be online registration create a platform or cold so that he reach every body like own state