By Omoh Gabriel LAGOS —


There are indications that the list of beneficiaries of the Federal Government’s N5,000 conditional cash transfer for eight states is ready. our5kFeelers from political and World Bank Country office in Nigeria have shown that the list for the conditional transfer has been in the making.

The World Bank, it was learned, has used its template that it applies globally to help the federal authorities identify the poor and needy in the eight states while work is said to be in progress in other states of the federation.

The feelers suggest that the team compiling the list in each state goes to two poorest local governments in a state and then identify the two poorest villages or communities in such state.

From the poorest community, a list is drawn. One million poor Nigerians will benefit from the programme. The feeler is that the compilation is in collaboration with the World Bank, which had even started compiling a Social Register before the current administration came on board.

According to those, who have working knowledge of the programme, eight states of the federation have already been covered and that the criteria to determine beneficiaries have been clearly spelt out.

They include: school enrolment by the parents of school-age children; immunization of children against child-killer diseases as well as the aged and disabled poor. It was learned that the programme would run throughout the period of the administration’s life.

It was gathered that contrary to widely held opinions in some quarters, the N5,000 monthly stipend programme has not been cancelled by the Buhari administration. The source clarified that while some people held that the Federal Government was to pay N5,000 monthly to graduates, the graduates’ scheme would be the recruitment of 500,000 volunteer teachers, who would be paid N30,000 monthly.

“The graduates’ volunteer programme would run for two years, with the expectation that the volunteers would be able to secure other jobs as the economy throws up new opportunities,” the source said.

In addition, he said that the administration’s Micro-credit scheme for small businesses would act as a game-changer in the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) subsector of the economy. Under that scheme, a revolving loans fund would be made available

to Nigerian youths who wants to go into small business as well as those already in business, to enable them expand their operations. Nigeria is one of the top five countries with the largest number of poor, ranking third, with China and India, ranking second and first respectively. Majority of Nigeria’s desperately poor never had the opportunity to attend a school, nor receive some form of education, whether formal or informal. The Buhari administration is keying into the World Bank advice to nations last April.

It will be recalled that the World Bank President, Jim Yong Kim, had said at last year’s IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings that Nigeria is one of the top five countries that has the largest number of poor. Nigeria, he said ranked third in the world while India ranked number one with 33 per cent of the world poor. China is ranked second with 13 per cent of the world’s poor, followed by Nigeria where seven per cent of the world poor live in.

He said that Bangladesh has six per cent share of the world’s poor while the Democratic Republic of Congo has five per cent of the world’s poor population. Jim Yong Kim said these five countries are home to 760 million of the world’s poor, adding that another five countries, Indonesia, Pakistan, Tanzania, Ethiopia and Kenya would encompass almost 80 per cent of the extreme poor.

World Bank had said that a sharp focus on these will be central to ending poverty, the “while economic growth remains vital for reducing poverty, growth has its limits, according to a new World Bank paper. Countries need to complement efforts to enhance growth with policies that allocate more resources to the extreme poor. These resources can be distributed through the growth process itself, by promoting more inclusive growth, or through government programs, such as conditional and direct cash transfers. Direct cash transfers “It is imperative not just to lift people out of extreme poverty; it is also important to make sure that, in the long run, they do not get stuck just above the extreme poverty line due to a lack of opportunities that might impede progress toward better livelihoods.

Economic growth has been vital for reducing extreme poverty and improving the lives of many poor people. Yet, even if all countries grow at the same rates as over the past 20 years, and if the income distribution remains unchanged, world poverty will only fall by 10 percent by 2030, from 17.7 percent in 2010. This is simply not enough, and we need a laser like focus on making growth more inclusive and targeting more programmes to assist the poor directly if we’re going to end extreme poverty.” Kim added: “To end extreme poverty, the vast numbers of the poorest – those earning less than $1.25 a day – will have to decrease by 50 million people each year until 2030. This means that one million people each week will have to lift themselves out of poverty for the next 16 years. This will be extraordinarily difficult, but I believe we can do it. This can be the generation that ends extreme poverty. “Growth alone is unlikely to end extreme poverty by 2030 because as extreme poverty declines, growth on its own tends to lift fewer people out of poverty.

This is because, by this stage, many of the people still in extreme poverty live in situations where improving their lives is extremely difficult. Even if there is no change in inequality, the “poverty-reducing power” of economic growth is less in countries that are initially more unequal.” The transfer will go directly to the beneficiary.

The President it was gathered has instructed that there should be no third party arrangement in the transfer process. The technology to effect the payment is being worked out.

President Muhammadu Buhari is said to be very passionate about social investments by his administration among the ordinary Nigerians who were mainly responsible for his election and would not do anything to jeopardize their confidence in him.


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Congrats to all APC members

Congrats to Nairaland APC residence zombies.


A ba yin yo, eku ori're, your 5k finally on the way.

Provision of One Mean a day for ALL Primary School pupils next on APC agenda.

Kai Baba!

I voted PMB, not because of the N5,000 but because I felt we needed to give him a try. I honestly knew from day one that the N5,000 feat is not realistic. To be honest, the sum is small for an unemployed graduate to live on. We need to start seeing manifestos of politicians as the situation of a man who would say the sweetest words bees cannot produce just because he wants a lady to say yes to him. I'd prefer the money is channeled into several other productive sources that would be beneficial to not only the country but also to the unemployed.

It was gathered that contrary to widely held opinions in some quarters, the N5,000 monthly stipend programme has not been cancelled by the Buhari administration. The source clarified that while some people held that the Federal Government was to pay N5,000 monthly to graduates, the graduates’ scheme would be the recruitment of 500,000 volunteer teachers, who would be paid N30,000 monthly.

If this is true, then I believe it is far better than asking people to queue somewhere while they're being handed 5k. Have we been scammed? I guess not. We'd need to wait and see if this present administration has done well or otherwise. Job creations is key to the survival of any nation, either developed or developing. Manifestos are just what they are; to woo and win over.

Subsidizing almajiris.

This is a time-tested strategy of an overbearing government. Give some of the people just a little to make them more loyal and dependent. But dont give them enough to make them feel independent and throw you out.

We are watching. No matter how sectional and incompetent this govt is, what it needs to do to win the next election is to warn the gullible masses that its opponent wil cut off their monthly stipends.

Wake me up when the plan leaves the drawing board and reaches the recipients.

thesicilian:
Wake me up when the plan leaves the drawing board and reaches the recipients.

You think dishing such meagre sum would help alleviate poverty? No. It would only produce more miscreants who would be overly dependent on the FG. The money should be diverted into more meaningful things. It's not even close to how much some of us spend on airtime monthly.

Sanchez01:

You think dishing such meagre sum would help alleviate poverty? No. It would only produce more miscreants who would be overly dependent on the FG. The money should be diverted into more meaningful things. It's not even close to how much some of us spend on airtime monthly.

what else can I say? we all know it is better to teach a man to fish than to hand him a fish, but in the meantime let's see if the poor man can even get the fish to keep body & soul together while he's learning how to fish.
But then again, its all still just words. Nothing concrete has been done

Sanchez01:

You think dishing such meagre sum would help alleviate poverty? No. It would only produce more miscreants who would be overly dependent on the FG. The money should be diverted into more meaningful things. [...]

My thoughts exactly!
Creation of dependency on the government is a dangerous means to political ends. Not for the long term interest of the people or the state. It is a wasteful instrument of control, endearment and clientelism.

A top avenue for oga's at the top to allocate the money to their friends and relatives.
We dey watch as it goes..

cleatoris:
Subsidizing almajiris.

This is a time-tested strategy of an overbearing government. Give some of the people just a little to make them more loyal and dependent. But dont give them enough to make them feel independent and throw you out.

We are watching. No matter how sectional and incompetent this govt is, what it needs to do to win the next election is to warn the gullible masses that its opponent wil cut off their monthly stipends.

If they try the last part of your paragraph. I'll gladly vote against the APC in the next Presidential election and I believe sane people would do the same. That is a cheap blackmail. No right thinking politician should campaign with that. Nigerians don't need the money. Most of those who clamour for the money are opposition thugs who have been hired to remind the masses that the President, while campaigning, promised them 5,000 monthly. We honestly don't need the money. It is better for the government to sum up the money and put it to good use by creating more avenues and opportunities that would benefit those without jobs and Nigeria herself.

The government does not need to GIVE people anything just because it want loyalists, rather, the government should DO everything to make Nigerians believe they made the right choice. Nigeria is not Ekiti where a governor would threaten not to give you rice next month if you vote the opposition. We're more than that as a country.

thesicilian:

what else can I say? we all know it is better to teach a man to fish than to hand him a fish, but in the meantime let's see if the poor man can even get the fish to keep body & soul together while he's learning how to fish.
But then again, its all still just words. Nothing concrete ha been done

No matter the situation, Nigerians will always pull through. It may look hopeless, but we'll pull through. With the situation of things now, five thousand Naira cannot get proper cooking ingredients if you make up your mind to eat something meaningful. The government should create the pond and put Nigerians beside it to fish. We'll be more fulfilled that way.

The government should not start this 5k programme. The government should not start what it cannot finish. Give Nigerians light, affordable internet, good roads and affordable healthcare first.

Na today? Just some Northern states.
Parasites sucking dry the Host forever!

cleatoris:

My thoughts exactly!
Creation of dependency on the government is a means to a political end. Not for the long term interest of the people or the state. It is a wasteful instrument of control, endearment and clientelism.

It would then explain why our political strategies are backwards as a nation in the 21st century. Most of the abomination that take place in Nigeria all in the name of politics would have seen the political career of many politicians go down the drain if it were to be practiced in Europe or North America. The most thing a man can ever do is to control his fellow man like a robot just because he managed to give him bread. The government does not need create a platform where her people would be dependent on it. In time, we'll forget such government but treasure the one who forever makes us independent.

Martins301:
The government should not start this 5k programme. The government should not start what it cannot finish. Give Nigerians light, affordable internet, good roads and affordable healthcare first.

Affordable internet kwa? That is a want and not a need. The needs come first as they are crucial to our survival. Wants come when the needs are met.

Sanchez01:

Affordable internet kwa? That is a want and not a need. The needs come first as they are crucial to our survival. Wants come when the needs are met.

In 2016 Bros affordable internet is a need. Give me 24hours light and free internet and I won't depend on any meagre 5k from government or one slave job somewhere

R

ZKOSOSO:
Na today? Just some Northern states.
Parasites sucking dry the Host forever!

Keep hiding under the cloak of Northerners are parasites. Don't get up and find your way to success. Reality will hit you when you turn 70

Firefire:

[b]It will be recalled that the World Bank President, Jim Yong Kim, had said at last year’s IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings that Nigeria is one of the top five countries that has the largest number of poor. Nigeria, he said ranked third in the world while India ranked number one with 33 per cent of the world poor. China is ranked second with 13 per cent of the world’s poor, followed by Nigeria where seven per cent of the world poor live in.

He said that Bangladesh has six per cent share of the world’s poor while the Democratic Republic of Congo has five per cent of the world’s poor population. Jim Yong Kim said these five countries are home to 760 million of the world’s poor, adding that another five countries, Indonesia, Pakistan, Tanzania, Ethiopia and Kenya would encompass almost 80 per cent of the extreme poor.

World Bank had said that a sharp focus on these will be central to ending poverty, the “while economic growth remains vital for reducing poverty, growth has its limits, according to a new World Bank paper. Countries need to complement efforts to enhance growth with policies that allocate more resources to the extreme poor. These resources can be distributed through the growth process itself, by promoting more inclusive growth, or through government programs, such as conditional and direct cash transfers. Direct cash transfers “It is imperative not just to lift people out of extreme poverty; it is also important to make sure that, in the long run, they do not get stuck just above the extreme poverty line due to a lack of opportunities that might impede progress toward better livelihoods.

Economic growth has been vital for reducing extreme poverty and improving the lives of many poor people. Yet, even if all countries grow at the same rates as over the past 20 years, and if the income distribution remains unchanged, world poverty will only fall by 10 percent by 2030, from 17.7 percent in 2010. This is simply not enough, and we need a laser like focus on making growth more inclusive and targeting more programmes to assist the poor directly if we’re going to end extreme poverty.” Kim added: “To end extreme poverty, the vast numbers of the poorest – those earning less than $1.25 a day – will have to decrease by 50 million people each year until 2030. This means that one million people each week will have to lift themselves out of poverty for the next 16 years. This will be extraordinarily difficult, but I believe we can do it. This can be the generation that ends extreme poverty. “Growth alone is unlikely to end extreme poverty by 2030 because as extreme poverty declines, growth on its own tends to lift fewer people out of poverty.

This is because, by this stage, many of the people still in extreme poverty live in situations where improving their lives is extremely difficult. Even if there is no change in inequality, the “poverty-reducing power” of economic growth is less in countries that are initially more unequal.” The transfer will go directly to the beneficiary.[/b]

It is surprising that most of us still do not get the significance of this programme despite the above. It is a world bank programme that is targetting the extremely poor people who will still remain poor in spite of the country economic growth. According to world bank, it is believed that even if there is drastic economic growth in every country affected, such people who are extremely poor will only be reduced by 10%. This is because they do not have the means to benefit from the overall growth. That is why it is expedient for money to be made available to them. The federal government is just following this advice from the World Bank. The criteria have been spelt out and looking at it, one would find out it's meant for people who do not have education but are struggling to provide education for their children.

Some of us may be wondering that would N5000 solve some people's problem? I would say yes, because I've had the cause of interacting with people who believe that just N15,000 is enough for them to get out of poverty. This may sound ridiculous but only the wearer knows where the shoe pinches.

Martins301:


In 2016 Bros affordable internet is a need. Give me 24hours light and free internet and I won't depend on any meagre 5k from government or one slave job somewhere

AFFORDABLE internet is not a need. While the internet is a need in this present day, it is not compulsory everyone use it. That it is affordable or expensive is subjective. The internet is a need but AFFORDABLE internet is not. I hope you get my point.

In otherwords d govt has finalised plans to pay subsidy to Almajiris as a way of compensation for their support during the elections..

sparrowkid:

It is surprising that most of us still do not get the significance of this programme despite the above. It is a world bank programme that is targetting the extremely poor people who will still remain poor in spite of the country economic growth. According to world bank, it is believed that even if there is drastic economic growth in every country affected, such people who are extremely poor will only be reduced by 10%. This is because they do not have the means to benefit from the overall growth. That is why it is expedient for money to be made available to them. The federal government is just following this advice from the World Bank. The criteria have been spelt out and looking at it, one would find out it's meant for people who do not have education but are struggling to provide education for their children.

Some of us may be wondering that would N5000 solve some people's problem? I would say yes, because I've had the cause of interacting with people who believe that just N15,000 is enough for them to get out of poverty. This may sound ridiculous but only the wearer knows where the shoe pinches.

I believe this is where a majority of our economic problems as a nation lies - just following advice, instead of brainstorming on our own and what is best for us in our own peculiar situation. While my current position is let's even wait and see whether they'll even give the money in the first place, I'm actually of the opinion that it is much better to provide free (or heavily subsidized) healthcare, education, agricultural incentives, etc to these particular poor communities that they have targeted with the help of the World Bank.
We're not arguing that they don't need the money but putting aside the impracticality of the project itself, why start something that is most likely to be kicked out should another government come in in about 3yrs time?

Sanchez01:

Affordable internet kwa? That is a want and not a need.

Lol. Seriously?

sonOfLucifer:
Lol. Seriously?

Internet is a need. AFFORDABLE? Well, that's debatable.

This sum is not acceptable to some of us who spend more than N5000 a day on feeding and fuel costs! This sum should be regarded as an insult!


Nigerian youths should wake the _fuck up! This is embarrassing! Get up, get out and do something! Don't let the days of your lives pass you by, waiting for these insensitive leaders to change your fortunes!

I am sure some people are feeling sad for this news already


And as usual , i am not wrong , Initially they said APC/Buhari scammed them , that the Gov't lied about 5k that it would never pay

Now that APC is going to pay , some people are saying it should stop because it can't be sustained

Some are saying what will 5k do in their lives ??

Some even said they prefer internet to 5K


Why are you people always talking with the 4 sides of your one mouth ??


Wailers will be wailers



Some erydyots mentioned me saying I'm a paid zombie, some goats said yeebos were left out

Let me ask you this, when your brothers were collecting upwards of 50k allowance through amnesty program by one Hausa man, did you complain?

Ayee yin maa ta danu ni especially those cursing and insulting me

Osun, zamfara, yobe, katsina, Kano, Sokoto, Kebbi and Kwara

They should go ahead and list the 8states

nairalanders oya line up


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