The Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation has disclosed plans to commence the distribution of N25,000 grants to vulnerable pensioners
The distribution of the grant which will begin in November will be given to members of the Nigerian Union of Pensioners captured in the expanded National Social Register of the Conditional Cash Transfer scheme.
The minister said: “The President mentioned very clearly that vulnerable pensioners should be immediately captured on the National Social Register and benefit from the Conditional Cash Transfer, as part of the national social safety net expansion and this was made clear in his speech on Independence day where he committed N25,000 for 15million households for three months”She urged the NLC to help fast-track the process of collating data of would-be vulnerable pensioner beneficiaries so that...
He, however, noted that getting to the root cause of poverty would go a long way in addressing the problem. The president of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners, Godwin Abumisi lauded President Tinubu and the Minister for finding the retirees worthy of the federal government’s benefit.Abuja doctor reveals a unique way to permanently cure weak erection, small and shameful manhood, and infertility issues without side effects within a short period. Click now to see!!
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