The Federal Government of Nigeria has commenced the distribution of N20,000 grants to vulnerable citizens in Kogi State through the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation.
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation,Dr Betta Edu, clarified on Tuesday, during the launch of the grant distribution to the beneficiaries, that the financial assistance is not a loan and does not require repayment.
According to her, the fund which distribution had commenced earlier in other parts of the country, is expected to boost the beneficiaries’ businesses and help them in whatever they do.
She reiterated President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to seeing millions of Nigerians pulled out of poverty.
In his remark at the launch of the programme, Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, commended President Tinubu for alleviating poverty and eradicating hunger in the country.
The governor described Tinubu as a humanitarian with the common man’s interests at heart.
