THE Federal Government has said that people with over N5, 000 in their bank account will not benefit from the palliatives to cushion the effect of the lockdown as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The government also said that it will be using the mobile networks, to know people that top up the credit units for their phones with maybe N100 or less.

Besides, the state governments will now be involved in the distribution of food items.

Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Hajiya Sadiya Farouq, stated this while briefing State House correspondents after meeting behind closed doors with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

The Minister also said that the Ministry will now focus on the urban poor as it carries out with President Buhari’s directive on the distribution of palliatives to cushion the effects of COVID-19 on Nigerians.

According to her, “You are aware that the President in his broadcast of Monday 13th April, directed that we expand the beneficiaries of the conditional cash transfer by one million and in this regard, we are going to focus more now on the urban poor.

“These are people who depend on the informal sector to earn their livelihood; they are daily wage earners and these are the people that we are really going to focus more on as well as people living with disabilities.”

Giving details on how to identify the beneficiaries of the stimulus, she said that the Ministry has three options to be adopted in selecting the beneficiaries of the scheme.

She said, “Well, we have three options; one, we are going to use the national social register that we already have, two, we are also going to focus on the urban poor as I mentioned, by using their verified BVN accounts to get them, that is, people that have an account balance of N5, 000 and below.

“We are also using the mobile networks, to know people that top up the credit units for their phones with maybe N100 or less. Those are also people that we consider to be poor and vulnerable. So, these are the three options that we are exploring and I am sure that by the time we get this data we will be able to give this intervention.”

She, however, said only 25 per cent of the population would benefit for now, adding that the scope might be expanded later.

She said, “Let me also say that we have a standard. 25 per cent of the total population is what we will take out. It cannot go round everywhere but we are starting from somewhere.

“25 per cent of let’s say the population of Lagos State for example is what is going to benefit from this intervention that we are doing. Going forward, we might expand it but this is what is obtainable for now.”

The Minister said her ministry intends to hand over the distribution of food relief items to State governments, so as to address the challenges associated with distribution faced in the past.

She said: “On the issue of palliatives in terms of food relief, we have an emergency response plan in place. In the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, we have different functional groups.

“One of such groups, is that which deals with mass care, logistics and security, to be led by the National Emergency Management Agency under the Ministry and they have a structure; from National, States, down to Local Governments, where the various State Emergency Agencies and other security agencies are involved in this distribution.

“So far, we have already done the distribution together with the State authorities in these two states affected by the lockdown, together with the FCT but going forward, when we are going to give these food items, we are going to hand them over to the states because issues have come up, as at yesterday (Monday,).

“Our people were mobbed, some of them were attacked in the course of carrying out this assignment so the general conclusion is that we give this food relief directly to the State governments for them to distribute to the beneficiaries.”

EU Donation
Also speaking on the N21 billion support given to Nigeria by the European Union to fight COVID-19, the Minister said the donation is coming in form of medical equipment and provision of structures that will help Nigeria fight the deadly disease.

“This donation is coming in kind basically by way of medical equipment and also some structure to be put in place as a response to this COVID-19 pandemic.

“In that intervention, there are also humanitarian issues that would be addressed. As you are aware, this is a health emergency but at the same time it is also a humanitarian emergency so the Ministry is going to come in here because we are to coordinate all humanitarian interventions coming into the country by way of making sure that such interventions get to the poor and vulnerable in our society,” she said.

Vanguard

What if the money is for someone or somepple......E.g. all this Ajo people or for a meeting.......or sent by a trusted friend......I just pray those who desperately needs it gets it.

Inside Nigeria.

ursullalinda:
What if the money is for someone or somepple......E.g. all this Ajo people or for a meeting.......or sent by a trusted friend......I just pray those who desperately needs it gets it.

Exactly, that's the problem

oboy!! na to go withdraw sharp sharp o

Enoch07:
oboy!! no to go withdraw sharp sharp o

Remove all since them get sense

that means they want to share 2k each. lol

afonjaaaa amaka

How does topping up airtime affect the monetary palliatives? So I cannot load 1000naira airtime for data in peace?

Madam, if you wan share money, share it without giving us conditions.

USA govt shared money to every citizen. Only here wuna dey use nonsense tactics

Beremx:
How does topping up airtime affect the monetary palliatives? So I cannot load 1000naira airtime for data in peace?

Madam, if you wan share money, share it without giving us conditions.

Don't mind her

The thing is, this thing hook them for neck.
It's not like election promises that they fail to keep.
Hungry man is angry man.
They must share that money to all.

They can't run away from this unless corona lockdown is lifted.

They though they can come up with 54billion disbursed in 48 hours shit and people will buy it?
Good to know it's affecting both pdp and apc online warriors.

Babzrockman:
USA govt shared money to every citizen. Only here wuna dey use nonsense tactics

Eee

Make una take am softly na

sassysure:

Eee

Make una take am softly na

Bros, ask your people well if at all they are in US or Mexico. Or they are illegal immigrants.

Just share the money already so far its not audio sharing. At all at all na witch craft. Provision store is better than kiosk. Paying through BVN to accounts with even less than N5000 will be a start in the right direction. I have like 5 different bank accounts and i am 100% sure that the total amount in these accounts is not up to N500 and that's my true life story so please share the money fast even if it is N2000 it will keep me going for another 2 weeks all I need is beans and garri I already sourced for fire wood and I have pot and water to cook.
Thanks in advance and am not ashamed to state my situation.
Thanks

Those of you on nairaland always asking people to drop account number, how come I never get alert since this covid started well maybe its my luck

Babzrockman:


Bros, ask your people well if at all they are in US or Mexico. Or they are illegal immigrants.

Let's use people here, if they agree with u, I will apologise, ok?

Cococandy, come and settle quarrel here pls before somebody will bite off my head

Did Trump give una free money?

sassysure:


Let's use people here, if they agree with u, I will apologise, ok?

Cococandy, come and settle quarrel here pls before somebody will bite off my head

Did Trump give una free money?

I dey wait to receive apologies

The APC is plain stupid but highly corrupt.

sassysure:


Let's use people here, if they agree with u, I will apologise, ok?

Cococandy, come and settle quarrel here pls before somebody will bite off my head

Did Trump give una free money?

Starting today,
Each individual gets $1,200, Each couple gets $2,400
And there is added $500 for each child in the family.
So a family of two parents and two kids receives $3,400.

Exceptions are the families where combined income of the parents is over $198,000 for joint tax filers. Individuals that make over $99,000 are also exempted. Head of households who are the only breadwinners (I.e with a dependent spouse) making over $136,000 are exempted. There are a few more conditions but it benefits a good number of the population.

This is only a one time payment from what I understand so people aren’t that excited about it anyway especially those who are out of jobs because their companies are closed or their services aren’t considered essential at this time. It might help them out for two weeks but that’s it.

Babzrockman:


I dey wait to receive apologies

Don't need verification from here, have already checked and no, none of my people have received anything from the govt.
And they are legal migrants.

So anyone who has 5000 Naira is exempted?
What’s kind of evil government is this?
What does 5k purchase in today’s market in Nigeria?
Can someone tell me please? Is it enough to cook for a whole family ? Maybe I’m wrong

sassysure:

Don't need verification from here, have already checked and no, none of my people have received anything from the govt.
And they are legal migrants.

It’s starts dropping into accounts from today.

Unless those folks opted for checks. Then they might have to wait to receive it in the mail
https://www.consumerfinance.gov/about-us/blog/guide-covid-19-economic-stimulus-checks/#qualify

Hehehehehe

Its will still be far from transparent.

You have shared direct cash to 2 million people in just few days

Now to pay 1 million people via bank, after 3 days, this is what we are hearing.

So people that rely only on cash but are rich will benefit but someone using their account to run business that he gains as little as 10k will lose out.

Lack of a solid database is one of the most enabler of corruption in Nigeria.

sassysure:

Don't need verification from here, have already checked and no, none of my people have received anything from the govt.
And they are legal migrants.

Which state are they bro?

Pls fed govt pay d audio money 1st abeg o I no get food for house I dey owe bank debt which way I go come follow now?pls I take God beg una help me Gt bank plc a/c 0024085482 no matter how small my debt go dey reduce palm credit just dey increase d debt every 3days

Hi nairalanders pls i need financial assistance frm u guy, i'm a transporter dat plies alakija to mazamaza,
hunger made me defile d lockdown other and went for work on monday, but unfortune on tuesday went i was caught by d police, my vehicle is impound and @ old ojo road police station. Meanwhile some police owned comercial vehicle are working wit no one harrassing d drivers of d vehicle,
i was asked to bring 30k to reproclaim my vehicle, i only saved up 5k from my monday, pls i need assitance b4 my vehicle is sent to alausa.

First bnk.
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O .I. D

Babzrockman:


Which state are they bro?

Why are u asking me?
I thought u said everybody is paid?

cococandy:

Starting today,
Each individual gets $1,200, Each couple gets $2,400
And there is added $500 for each child in the family.
So a family of two parents and two kids receives $3,400.

Exceptions are the families where combined income of the parents is over $198,000 for joint tax filers. Individuals with that make over $99,000 are also exempted. Head of households who are the only breadwinners (I.e with a dependent spouse) making over $136,000 are exempted. There are a few more conditions but it benefits a good number of the population.

This is only a one time payment from what I understand so people aren’t that excited about it anyway especially those who are out of jobs because their companies are closed or their services aren’t considered essential at this time. It might help them out for two weeks but that’s it.

This is true.

cococandy:

Starting today,
Each individual gets $1,200, Each couple gets $2,400
And there is added $500 for each child in the family.
So a family of two parents and two kids receives $3,400.

Exceptions are the families where combined income of the parents is over $198,000 for joint tax filers. Individuals with that make over $99,000 are also exempted. Head of households who are the only breadwinners (I.e with a dependent spouse) making over $136,000 are exempted. There are a few more conditions but it benefits a good number of the population.

This is only a one time payment from what I understand so people aren’t that excited about it anyway especially those who are out of jobs because their companies are closed or their services aren’t considered essential at this time. It might help them out for two weeks but that’s it.

Thank u

Where is my friend

U guys can lie for Africa