Over 600,000 Nigerian households received direct cash transfers as the federal government resumed its payment scheme to improve social welfare and economic recovery. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Nigeria’s finance minister, Wale Edun, announced that over 600,000 households have received direct cash transfers from the federal government as part of the resumed payment scheme. Edun spoke … Read more
Nigerian government to resume social intervention programs after corruption probe. Committee report paves the way for restart of N-Power, CCT, GEEP, and school feeding initiatives. 15 million vulnerable households to receive N25,000 conditional cash transfers. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government has disclosed plans to resume the social intervention programmes coordinated by … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has established a special presidential panel on Social Investment Programmes Agency (NSIPA) following a six-week suspension of all programmes administered by the agency. The latest development was made known in a statement issued on Saturday by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Federal Government of Nigeria under the leadership of President Bola Tinubu has suspended all programmes of the National Social Investment Programmes Agency (NSIPA). The National Social Investment Programmes includes components such as N-Power programme, Conditional Cash Transfer, National Home-Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP) and the Government Enterprise and Empowerment … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has tracked and frozen N30 billion of the N44 billion moved from the accounts of the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA) to multiple accounts by some NSIPA officials. Some officials are currently being investigated over the suspicious movement of N44 billion from … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr Akindele Egbuwalo as the acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and the National Coordinator of the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA). Until his appointment, Egbuwalo was the National N-Power Programme manager. Recall that the president had directed the suspension of … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the suspension of Halima Shehu as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and the National Coordinator of the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA). According to Channels Television, the President approved Shehu’s suspension with immediate effect and ordered her replacement. Recall that Shehu was appointed … Read more