The Federal government has stated that it has disbursed over N58 billion to Nigerians under the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) program.
The National Coordinator of Household Uplifting Programme, Conditional Cash Transfer (HUP – CCT), Halima Shehu revealed this on Thursday, in Yola, Adamawa state.
She said: “As we are all aware that poverty and hunger are high and prevalent among rural dwellers, especially, female-headed households with poor sources of income in Nigeria.
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“In furtherance to that, the Federal Government established the Household Uplifting Programme – Conditional Cash Transfer (HUP – CCT), with a slogan ‘ Beta don come’ to help alleviate the poverty of the poor. In line with the programme, in the last two months, across the country, the Federal Government has disbursed the sum of N58 billion Naira to the less privileged.”
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