FG extends economic relief to additional households in Niger
By Rita Iliya
The Federal Government Renewed Hope Economic Shocks Response Initiative says it has earmarked 780 additional vulnerable households to receive N75,000 financial assistance to cushion economic challenges caused by subsidy removal.
Hajiya Hauwa Bako, Special Adviser and Focal Person of National Social Investment Programme in Niger, said this during the debit card distribution exercise in Mokwa.
Bako said that the 780 vulnerable households was in addition to the over 50,000 beneficiaries that had received their N75, 000 credit alerts across the 25 local government areas of the state.
The focal person disclosed that about 180,000 vulnerable households were expected to benefit from the programmes in the state.
Bako attributed the success of the initiative to the commitment of the state Governor, Umaru Bago to social intervention, especially his ongoing infrastructural development in the state.
In his remarks, Alhaji Shaba Aliyu, the Ndalile of Mokwa, (Village Head of Mokwa) commended the initiative, urging beneficiaries to utilise the funds judiciously.
Some of the beneficiaries including Adamu Baba and Fatima Raba, expressed gratitude to the state and federal governments, saying the intervention was timely especially as they resumed farming activities.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the distribution exercise was attended by Alhaji Abdullahi Baba-Arah, Director General of the state’s Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA).
The initiative was part of the Federal Government efforts to provide direct financial assistance to vulnerable households to help them cope with the current economic challenges.(NAN) (www.nannews.com.ng)
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