The federal government, on Tuesday, said its cash transfer to citizens in the cities would only be received by those with N5,000 or less in their bank accounts.
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar, disclosed this to State House correspondents in Abuja.
According to Farouq, such persons would form part of the additional one million households approved by President Muhammadu Buhari to partake in the cash disbursement.
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Buhari had on Monday in a broadcast directed that the country’s current social register be expanded from 2.6 million households to 3.6 million households in the next two weeks.
The president said the cash disbursement, among other palliatives, was to cushion the effect of Coronavirus (COVID-19) and the restrictive measures put in place to prevent the spread of the virus in the country.
Meanwhile, Farouq said the government’s focus in the expanded social register was on the urban poor.
“You are also aware that Mr President in his broadcast yesterday (April 13) has directed that we expand the beneficiaries of the Conditional Cash Transfer by one million.
“In this regard, we are going to focus more on the urban poor. These are people who depend on informal sector to earn their livelihood – They are daily wage earners and these are people we are really going to focus more on as well as people living with disabilities,’’ she said.
She said apart from the National Social Register, the Bank Verification Numbers (BVN) and previous record of purchase of recharge cards by mobile phone owners would form part of criteria in identifying the beneficiaries of the cash transfer.
“We are also using the mobile network, people that top up their phones with maybe N100, N200. These are the people we consider to be poor and vulnerable,’’ said Farouq.
Madnesses
Tell me is it 5,000 naira you are spending everyday. Holy Ghost fire will consume all of you in government IN JESUS NAME. AMEN
I swear, they are FUNNY
What of people that did not have upto 5 thousand naira in there acct
I wish this is real…. I really wish so…. I’m not sure we’ve had beneficiaries from states like Imo state. Hahahaha. Its well… We only hear things in the news but they become shadows in the real world… Its well anyway. Let’s watch and see. Hope this works @ Hon Hajia Sadiya
They are deceitful! There is no way this thing will be going on that we will not know,people that get alert will jubilate especially in our yoruba land. About four days ago,a woman was seen jubilating on our street because of an alert which come from a wealthy individuals but not government. She got #10,000!
Ok,I fall under this category in all aspects except that I recharge my phone with #500,#600,#700 etc. Waiting for alert or else… Otherwise,it is a scam! You and the rest of the committee,God will judge you.
I swear to God in heaven dis so called government and all the minister we suffer and their entire generation to come, there is nothing like coronavirus in nigerian they just use dis opportunity to embess our money. The head of poor mess will punish them all ijn amen
You People are mad and don’t know what to do. Every time we read different news on this money matter and nothing have been done so far you keep people at home stop them of their business and your own business is open to Operate. You claim to stop the spread of the virus right keep social distances but the port it open for business tell me how the virus will not be spread also food producing company are allow to operate tell me how the virus will stop did you know the number of staff company like flour mill golden have. This so called government are mad people and fake all. I pray God will help the land and also help his poor people
Thunder from the pit of hell fire them
Please ma, with all due respect, dose it mean that, those having below 5000 stay lockdown, those above 5000 ignored if any in the government take the money all will be corona virus victim, ma, do what is Godly right as a mother, who know it may reduced crimes cause by hunger, just think about it ma. Thanks