The Nigerian Federal Government has begun the issuing of the N20,000 Conditional Cash Transfer to poor Nigerians at the Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
The Head of States, President Buhari had on Sunday March 29, announced that some palliative measures will be put in place to aid cushioning the economic effect of the ‘stay at home’ order which began in Lagos and Abuja on Monday night.
Starting the disbursement of the funds on Wednesday, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadia Umar-Farouk, said each person would receive N20,000 every month for four months beginning from March.
