FG commences disbursement of N20,000 special grant to rural women

The Federal Government has commenced the disbursement of the N20,000 special grant to women in rural areas of Gombe state.

This is according to a verified tweet by the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, as seen by Nairametrics.

Recall that Nairametrics had earlier reported the flag-off of the special grant project for rural women, initiated by the Federal Government, which will see over 700,000 women empowered with N20,000 each.

What they are saying

Commenting on the latest development, the verified tweet reads thus:

“MAKE GOOD USE OF THE CASH GRANT”– Umar Faroq tells Rural Women.

“The HM @FMHDSD @Sadiya_faroq has urged rural women in Gombe state to use the one-off cash grant given to them by the federal government to improve the lives of their families.”

MAKE GOOD USE OF THE CASH GRANT- Umar Farouq tells Rural Women.

The HM @FMHDSD @Sadiya_farouq has urged rural women in Gombe state to use the one-off cash grant given to them by the federal government to improve the lives of their families. https://t.co/W2y9x3mzyE pic.twitter.com/ZdGZ3fXhOy

— Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs (@fmha_pa) November 12, 2020

What you should know

The rural women’s programme was introduced in 2020 by the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development as part of President Muhammadu Buhari’s social inclusion and poverty reduction agenda.

It includes the realization of the national aspiration of lifting 100 million Nigerians out of poverty in 10 years.

The Grant for Rural Women is designed to provide a one-off grant to some of the poorest and most vulnerable women in rural Nigeria.

Comments 3

Concerned citizen

November 13, 2020 · 12:12 am

N20,000 one off grant and the guys in National assembly have “hardship allowance” and “furniture allowance”. Can N20,000 buy a bag of rice? This is just another way of buying votes. The financial system will collapse in this decade, maybe the ensuing social unrest will bring about a much better system with bitcoin playing a key role in giving purchasing power back to the people.