The federal government has said 30 million Nigerians from 6 million households have registered for its COVID-19 support facility tagged: ‘Rapid Response
Register,’ through the National Social Safety Nets Coordinating Office . The register was formally launched earlier this month to enable the government scale-up the support for the vulnerable in the society who will potentially benefit from cash transfers to cushion the socio-economic impact of the pandemic.
The minister said several fiscal measures have been put in place to balance health and economic issues in addressing the burden of Covid-19 on Macro, Small and Medium Enterprises , as part of the integrated policy framework which ensures coherence in fiscal, economy and health positions.The federal government had promised to expand its cash transfer programmes, expanding the school feeding programme enhance support for vulnerable as well as to the women and youth.
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