The Federal Government on Thursday ruled out the need for the poorest and vulnerable Nigerians to apply online before they can benefit from the monthly N5,000 Conditional Cash Transfer.

This was contained in a statement issued by the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo’s media office.
The statement was responding to some misleading reports in the media regarding the implementation of the N500 billion Social Investment Programmes of the Buhari administration.

It reads: “While we understand the need for an ongoing public discussion of this unprecedented budgetary allocation in favor of the Nigerian people especially the poorest and the most vulnerable, it is not correct to claim any form of mismanagement or marginalization whatsoever.”
“There has not been any disbursement from the allocated fund not to talk of any kind of mismanagement at all. While it is true that funds are being released for the social investment programmes, it is rather preposterous for now to say there is no evidence where the funds have gone to.

“As an administration noted for its transparency, we intend to fully keep Nigerians posted on all financial expenditure in line with extant laws of the country.

“Of the series of social investment programmes we have outlined, only the job creation scheme-N-Power requires an online registration from unemployed graduates and non-graduate youths.”

But the statement justified the requirement for online registration for the hiring of 500,000 unemployed graduates.

“It is important to explain, again, for the benefit of clarity, that the requirement for online application for the N-Power job scheme makes absolute sense considering that all together the Federal Government is planning to hire half a million unemployed Nigerian graduates.”

“We are all witnesses to the calamity that occurred in the past when a manual effort was made to hire large number of Nigerian youths. It led to needless deaths and outright chaos.” It added.

On the allegation that Borno State is not online and the people of the state will be discriminated against in the N-Power process, the statement, said such a claim simply flies in the face of the fact.

It added: “Almost 15,000 Nigerians from Borno State applied in the first application series of N-Power schemes online.

“It is also not tenable to argue that people in Maiduguri for instance which today plays hosts to tonnes of international NGOs cannot apply online or are denied internet access.”

The statement disclosed that the selection process for the first batch of 200,000 Nigerians to be engaged in the N-Power process has now been completed, and that their official engagement is now awaiting the completion of BVN verification so that they would be paid directly.

On how the selection was done, the statement said “Presidency officials collaborated actively with the Ministries of Agriculture & Natural Resources, Health and other government agencies all through the process. There were no foreign consultants involved, nor is one needed.”
It added that selection of the first 200,000, were based on three criteria including 40% selected based on the number of applications per state, a special mark-up for the 6 states of the Northeast and a discretionary addition for states with low numbers of applicants.

source:
http://thenationonlineng.net/fg-rules-out-online-application-for-poor-most-vulnerable-nigerians/

My Ogas make una use this 5k (500billion budgeted) wey no reach to buy half bag of rice to provide us with 24hours electricity na to cut down the cost of running a business in Naija.

We should become a production economy and not a consumption economy.


The key to industrialization is POWER.



That's why I Stand With Senator Samuel Anyanwu for a Better Imo too

The federal government will continue to use this scheme as a political gimmick to deceive the gullible. They are creating an avenue to siphon the funds (that's if it's available), what happened to transparency? This is a corrupt government we have ladies and gentlemen.

More action, less words.

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As an administration noted for its transparency, we intend to fully keep Nigerians posted on all financial expenditure in line with extant laws of the country.

The vice president please as you make your transparency in all financial expenditures, I'll also like you to exercise transparency in the area of income too especially from those gotten from those who returned their so called ill-gotten wealth because as we've not known their amount, so we cannot know how it's been kept or expended

On the 5000 Naira disbursements, no matter where or how a great management technique the receiver uses, it can never ever be able to ameliorate the suffering of these individuals.. You may argue that they still survive despite it but if you want to look for solutions, look for those that will go a long way and not this

And BTW before the government should engage in this, they should ask themselves is it sustainable?? If it's not sustainable it shouldn't be embarked on no matter what

Very good.
The poor and vulnerable don't even know what cafe is..
So I support this cancellation .

Use that money to build something concrete. 5k is barely enough for transport these days.

It's not as if the ones it was intended for will benefit anyways.

Hmmmmm, capacity building, upgrade and improvement in science and technology, political sincerity and willingness to improve the economy by political and economic actors are some of the things that can bring development and economic growth in this country, not wasting scarce and limited resources on unproductive policies!!!

mtchw use dat money do wan tangible thing jhoor. 5k no fit even cover mah 2weezk TP

How you stupid Nigerians think you are intelligent beats me. Cocky arrogance built on nothing.

Industrialisation, power generation, economic diversification, economic recession, globalisation and all these big big terms that you pathetic idiots throw around is not for you Nigerians, you are a stupid people, you are dead, the living dead. Stop behaving like players, you are not players, you are fools!

Stop giving advice to the government on how to govern Nigeria, how do you govern a lawless and stupid people?

I suggest that the name Nigeria should be changed to Animalia! Because Nigeria is a country peopled my animals and led by stronger animals.

You do not have the intellectual capacity for anything progress or greatness, when will you dolts realise this?

Animals!

News to keep zombies busy on TGIF

Government Should Give Nigerians Uninterrupted Power Supply And NIGERIA Will Be Great Again

coptic:
Use that money to build something concrete. 5k is barely enough for transport these days.

Enjoy your Fake Change

Just pack the cash in bags and distribute them to your brothers up north. We all know that's the end point of all this drama.

Confused

Just waiting to see how this will unfold

Mujaheeeden:
Enjoy your Fake Change

Yea, I'm right on course flexing it all the way.

At least, it's better than that fresh air that chokes.

We all miss GEJ

coptic:


Yea, I'm right on course flexing it all the way.

ZoneB

I STILL REPEAT MYSELF: THIS APC GOVT IS NOT ONLY CLUELESS BUT ALSO KWARRUPT 1000 times.

OLD PEOPLE DECEIVING YOUNG, ENERGETIC NIGERIAN YOUTH (WHO VOTED THEM USING SOC MEDIA TO USURP PDP)

WE DEY LOOK UNA KOWAI!

FrankNetter:





ZoneB

With pride.

This is how stories will keep coming up, one excuse after another, before you say jack alas! We will be in 2019

coptic:


Yea, I'm right on course flexing it all the way.

At least, it's better than that fresh air that chokes.

Trust me you are a dependant

iSupport

Truly indigent persons don't have phones talkless of data or even spare cash to pay the Cybercafe guys

Few people will be organised and with few lucky almajiris will get the 5k. On that day, APC camera monkeys will be all over it to feed our eyes. More mouth will be given to the zombies online, and more heart attack to the waillers. Behind, 50Billion will be shared. Lai Mohammed will conclude on NTA that the campaign promises has all been fulfilled.

This Government is just chasing shadow. That money should be used for a gainful venture thereby creating job opportunities. The proceeds should be reinvested. Gradually, a greater population of the masses shall be reached with a better pay. What people don't sweat to achieve is seldom valued and most of the times mismanaged.

Crase ppl

Na so.....scammers!


So how then do they plane on collecting the data on the number of poorest people? Also does this
mean that they are still going to delay on their 5000 naira promise since nothing has been done so far to gather information about these people or is it in 2020 that they will finally get around to fulfilling this promise.

500 BILLION NAIRA.

will this money be spent every month or every year on this waste basket project ?

was there nothing else to spend 500 BILLION NAIRA on?

500 BILLION NAIRA would have easily cleared all the workers' arrears being owed but this matter is being swept under the carpet.

imagine what 500 BILLION NAIRA would do to all the general Hospitals in Nigeria.

imagine how many schools can be renovated with 500 BILLION NAIRA.

but here we are... spending 500 BILLION NAIRA as pocket money

Minimum wage right now is 18,000 naira. and you want to pay 5,000 naira. How long will these NEWLY EMPLOYED people manage the 5K before they all start to fight for minimum wage. ?

2dugged:
This us how stories will keep coming up, one excuse after another, before you say jack alas! We will be in 2019

And then we'll give them back double dose of thier own Rubbish/Deception.

All People Corrupted party