The Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation says the government will begin distribution of N25,000 grants to vulnerable pensioners across the country in November.
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu in a meeting with the leadership of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) led by president Joe Ajaero, said consideration will be given to members of the Nigerian Union of Pensioners captured in the expanded National Social Register of the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) scheme.
Edu explained that the decision to include vulnerable pensioners in the CCT scheme shows President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to welfare of workers while appealing to the NLC to help fast-track the process of collating data of would-be vulnerable pensioner beneficiaries so that they can start receiving the grant.
On his part, NLC President Ajaero expressed delight at the various poverty alleviation schemes rolled out by the Ministry, noting that getting to the root cause of poverty would go a long way in addressing the problem.
Ajaero also urged the federal government to create more jobs through a productive economy where factories are functioning and employing workers.
