Finance Minister and Coordinator of the Economy Wale Edun says over 600,000 households have benefited from the direct cash transfer programme of the federal government following the resumption of payments.
The minister disclosed this in his office in Abuja, on Thursday, July 25.
This is according to a statement by Mohammed Manga, the Director of Information and Public Relations at the Ministry of Finance.
“Edun emphasised the President’s commitment to the welfare of ordinary Nigerians and the Government’s efforts to ensure transparency and accountability in its social protection initiatives including but not limited to the acceleration of the direct benefit transfer programme that has now been restarted following an initial pause of the programme to improve transparency in its delivery.
He mentioned that, following the resumption of payments, over 600,000 households have already received this direct transfer this week,” the statement reads.
