National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA) has revealed that over 1.5 million citizens have received a N25,000 stipend Under the country’s conditional cash transfer (CCT) programme.
NSIPA’s Chief Executive Halima Shehu, said their target is to reach 15 million citizens, according to her the beneficiaries will receive the stipend for three months.
Shehu also made it known that the programmes of Trader Moni, Farmers Moni and Market Moni under the Government Enterprise and Empowerment Programme (GEEP) have been relaunched, and disbursement will begin in January 2024.
“The government is working towards an exit strategy for the existing N-Power beneficiaries, and as soon as that is done, a portal for the enrolment of Batch D will be introduced capturing the different components of N-Power such as N-Tech, N-Creative, N-Teach, N-Knowledge, N-Skills, N-Agro and N-Build.
“There is no doubt that any agency saddled with the responsibility to impact the lives of millions of poor and vulnerable Nigerians becomes the human face of any administration,” she said.
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