The Federal Government says 600,000 households have been paid so far as it resumed its direct cash transfer scheme.
The Director of Information and Public Relations at the Ministry of Finance, Mohammed Manga, disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Abuja.
He said the Finance Minister and Coordinator of the Economy Wale Edun revealed this on Thursday in his office in Abuja during the half-year review Ministerial Press Briefing with the theme: Economic Recovery and Growth: Progress and Prospects 2024.
“Edun emphasised the President’s commitment to the welfare of ordinary Nigerians and the Government’s efforts to ensure transparency and accountability in its social protection initiatives including but not limited to the acceleration of the direct benefit transfer programme that has now been restarted following an initial pause of the programme to improve transparency in its delivery,” the statement read.
“He mentioned that, following the resumption of payments, over 600,000 households have already received this direct transfer this week.”
