FG reviews conditional cash grant from ₦10,000 to ₦25,000 - Jigawa commissioner

Jigawa State has enrolled 154,412 vulnerable households into President Bola Tinubu's Renewed Hope Conditional Cash Transfer Programme, a national initiative designed to support citizens facing economic hardship. The state's Commissioner for Special Duties and Humanitarian Affairs, Auwal Sankara, announced the figures, emphasizing the program's reach across all 27 local government areas.

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So far, 154,412 vulnerable households have been registered as beneficiaries of the Renewed Hope unconditional social security grant across Jigawa State’s 27 local government areas.

The initiative provides beneficiaries with N25,000 per payment cycle, a significant increase from the previous N10,000. Each household is slated to receive three such cycles, totaling N75,000. Sankara explained that this enhanced grant aims to bolster household welfare, improve nutrition, and stimulate small-scale businesses within the state. The distribution process is already underway, with over 126,636 households having collected their payment cards so far.

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President Tinubu reviewed the grant from N10,000 per two-month payment cycle to N25,000 per payment cycle.

Sankara highlighted that the program's increase was a presidential review aimed at maximizing its impact. "President Tinubu reviewed the grant from N10,000 per two-month payment cycle to N25,000 per payment cycle," he stated. Despite the amount potentially seeming modest, he asserted its capacity to make a substantial difference for recipients and contribute positively to the national micro-economy, citing benefits for small traders and food vendors. Efforts are ongoing to distribute the remaining 27,776 payment cards.

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Each beneficiary is entitled to three payment cycles, totalling N75,000. The President reviewed the amount to enhance the impact of the programme, which is designed to help households improve their nutrition and family economy.