Conditional Cash Transfer begins in Lagos

Beneficiaries of the Federal Government’s Conditional Cash
Transfer (CCT) in Amuwo- Odofin, Apapa-Iganmu, Ibeju-
Lekki, Epe and Badagry local governments of Lagos State
have received N10,000 each for May and June.
The initiative was launched in Lagos at the weekend. Others
yet to be covered will receive theirs this week.
Commissioner for Wealth Creation and Employment Mrs.
Yetunde Arobieke hailed the Federal Government, through
the National Social Safety Nets Coordinating Office, under
the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management
and Social Development, for its support in the the cash
transfer unit in Lagos.
Arobieke thanked Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for his
commitment and support in making the implementation a
success.

She said enrolment began in April with the most vulnerable,
aged and indigent identified. About 8,147 households were
enrolled by the Cash Transfer Office, as approved by the
governor in April, she added.
National Programme Coordinator of the scheme Dr.
Temitope Shinkaye, represented by Mohammed Abdullah,
said the programme focused on the poor and vulnerable as
identified through geographic and community-based
targeting.
He said the programme facilitated the transfer of N5,000
per month to the identified beneficiaries, noting that
payment was made every two months to eligible
households selected from the national social register.