Coronavirus: FG begins disbursement of N20, 000 to poor Nigerians in Rivers, Anambra, Plateau

The Federal Government through the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster management, and Social development today disbursed N20,000 Conditional Cash Transfer to poor Nigerians in Anambra, Rivers state, Kwara, Plateau states.

Recall that President Buhari on Sunday March 29, announced that some palliative measures will be put in place to help cushion the economic effect of the sit-at-home order which began in Lagos and Abuja on Monday March 30th. Part of the palliatives is the disbusement of N20, 000 to the poor and vulnerable Nigerians.

The Federal government has said that only one million Nigerian families whose names are on the National Social Register (NSR) would get the N20,000 palliative