President Tinubu approves N50,000 for 3.6m families in Nigeria

Ekiti News reports that the President of Nigeria, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has approved an uplift grant to benefit 3.6 million families in Nigeria.

President Tinubu gave the approval during the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting on Thursday, in Abuja.

The grant will be disbursed under the National Construction and Household Support Programme, providing approximately 100,000 families in each state with N50,000 for three months.

This was revealed in a statement signed by the Presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale in Abuja.

The statement read in part: “In addition, other items under the National Construction and Household Support Programme include:

“One-off allocation to states and the Federal Capital Territory of N10 billion for the procurement of buses and CNG uplift programme.

“Delivery of N50,000 uplift grants each to 100,000 families per state for three (3) months.

“Provision for labour unions and civil society organizations.

“Deployment of N155 billion for the purchase and sale of assorted foodstuffs to be distributed across the nation.”