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FG Earmarks N38bn Grant For 1.9m Vulnerable Nigerians

The sum of N38billion is to be disbursed as grants of N20,000 each to more than 1.9 million beneficiaries under the Grant for Vulnerable Groups programme of the Federal Government.
Data released from the National Cash Transfer Office of the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management has indicated that the bank details of the over 1.9 million beneficiaries have been digitised.
According to a statement from the Ministry, the Humanitarian Minister, SadiyaFarouq, kicked-off the disbursement of N20,000 each to vulnerable and poor residents of the Federal Capital Territory during the commencement of the second round of the programme.
The Minister re-inaugurated the programme, which hitherto was known as Cash Grant for Rural Women, which she now said would be known as Grant for Vulnerable Groups in order to encourage inclusivity.
She further stated that the Grant for Vulnerable Groups programme was introduced in 2020 to sustain the social inclusion agenda of the Federal Government.
In the release signed by the Ministry’s Permanent Secretary, NasirSani-Gwarzo, the Minister was quoted as saying, “It is consistent with the national target of lifting 100 million Nigerians out of poverty in 10 years.
“It is designed to provide a one-off grant to some of the poorest and most vulnerable women in rural and peri-urban areas of the country. A cash grant of N20,000 is being disbursed to poor women and youths across the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory.
“Our target in the FCT is to disburse the grant to over 2,900 beneficiaries across the six Area Councils. In line with President Muhammadu Buhari’s social inclusion, 70 per cent of the total number of beneficiaries are women, while the remaining 30 per cent is for men.
”About 15 per cent of the total number of beneficiaries is specifically allocated to the segment of the population with special needs, including Persons with Disability, internally displaced persons and senior citizens in the FCT”, it stated.
By: Corlins Walter