ActionAid Seeks Transparency In FG’s N50,000 Cash Support Scheme

ActionAid Nigeria has urged the federal government to ensure transparency and accountability in implementing its proposed N50,000 cash support scheme for poor and vulnerable Nigerians.
The group demanded the full disclosure of the programme’s funding sources, beneficiary selection criteria and disbursement arrangements.
It stressed that the National Emergency Relief and Stabilisation Intervention (NERSI) must be implemented through a transparent and equitable process to prevent political interference, diversion of funds and exclusion of deserving beneficiaries.
The call followed the announcement of the intervention by the minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Dr Be...