The Federal Government has disbursed N58billion to poor and vulnerable Nigerians in the past two months under its Conditional Cash Transfer, (CCT) intervention programme.
The National Coordinator, Household Uplifting ProgrammeConditional Cash Transfer (HUPCCT), Halima Shehu, made the disclosure yesterday.
Shehu spoke in Yola, Adamawa State, during the launch of a two-day step-down training on HUP-CCT orientation and sensitisation of beneficiaries.
She said the programme was initiated to support development objectives with the priority of improving households consumption.
The official noted that poverty and hunger are high among rural dwellers, especially female-headed households with little sources of income.
The Federal Government established the HUPCCT with the Beta don come slogan to assist the lower class, Shehu explained, adding that In the last two months, across the country, the Federal Government has disbursed the sum of N58billion to the less-privileged.
The coordinator disclosed that the Adamawa State government signed a Memorandum of Understanding, (MoU), with the Federal Government to participate in the programme in 2016.
