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10m Nigerians To Benefit From FG's Intervention Scheme - Osinbajo

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The Federal Government has revealed that it Social Intervention programme is just about to get to the next level. This is as Vice President Yemi Osinbajo revealed that about 10 million Nigerians are going to benefit from the Tradermoni and the N-power scheme of the government.

 

Osinbajo in a statement by his media aide, Laolu Akande, said they have continued to make significant strides through the National Social Investment Programmes (N-SIP). He said President Muhammadu Buhari administration’s NSIP, is aimed at empowering Nigerians and improving their livelihood through several initiatives.

In his words "In the Next Level of the Buhari's administration, about 10 million Nigerians are expected to benefit from the Government Enterprise and Empowerment Programme (GEEP) which includes TraderMoni, MarketMoni, and FarmerMoni.”

He added, “While the Cash Transfer scheme aims to reach one million poorest households, one million new beneficiaries are expected to be added to the N-Power scheme, arguably the largest job creation and youth employment scheme in Africa.”

”The administration’s National Home-Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP), which has a target of reaching 12 million pupils, is currently feeding over 9.5 million public primary schools (classes 1-3) pupils with one free, balanced and nutritious meal a day in 30 states nationwide; while it has empowered 101,913 cooks in these states,” he said.

The spokesperson noted that thirty (30) states are currently benefiting from the school feeding programmes of the Buhari's administration.

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