FG Announces The Start Date For A New Cash Transfer To 15 Million Nigerians

The Federal Government will launch a new cash distribution program for 15 million households by October.

During a Monday appearance on Arise TV, Betta Edu, the minister of humanitarian affairs and poverty alleviation, said this.

She was fielding questions on the Federal Government's participation in the 78th UNGA and what that meant 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 added that the National Social Register will be verified in cooperation with state and local governments and the federal government.

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."