President Bola Tinubu has launched the Renewed Hope Conditional Cash Transfer for 15 million households in a bid to cushion the effect of the fuel subsidy removal.
The launching was held at the Press Gallery of the State House in Abuja on Tuesday.
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume represented the President at the event.
The federal government launched the renewed hope conditional cash transfer scale-up programme, with 15 million Nigerians to get N25,000 each for three months.
The event, which coincided with the World Poverty Eradication Day, was held at the Press Gallery of the State House in Abuja.
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume represented the President at the event.
The President had in his maiden Independence Day broadcast to Nigerians on October 1, 2023 announced the cash transfer programme which he said would target vulnerable citizens.
The 15 million households, according to the humanitarian affairs minister, represents 62 million Nigerians.
She said that the sum of N25,000 would be transferred to the beneficiaries on a monthly basis for three months, which amounts to N75,000 for each of the beneficiaries.
The minister also disclosed that in no distant time, another scheme would be launched, code-named ‘Iya Loja Funds’ which would provide soft loans of N50,000 to support petty traders.
In addition, at the beginning of the next farming season, she said that farmers would be provided with incentives to boost their farm yields.
