Nigeria’s cash transfers reach more than 10 million households
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Punch
Nigeria’s Finance Minister, Taiwo Oyedele, says economic reforms must be accompanied by social measures to protect vulnerable people. The federal cash transfer programme has reached more than 10 million households and education assistance more than 1.5 million students, according to a statement from the Ministry of Finance.
Nigeria’s Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, has called for vulnerable people to be protected from the negative effects of economic reforms. He defended the role of social protection measures in ensuring inclusive growth at the Africa’s Golden Future forum, held in Bangkok, Punch reports, citing a statement from the Ministry of Finance.
The statement was issued by Efe Ovuakporie, the ministry’s media officer. No figure for the number of households receiving cash transfers is established in the information attributed to Punch.
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