President Bola Tinubu has announced that his administration has disbursed N330 billion to about eight million households under the government’s social investment programme, aimed at assisting poor and vulnerable Nigerians.
The President disclosed this during his 65th Independence Anniversary broadcast on Wednesday, noting that the initiative was designed to provide direct relief to struggling families.
“Under the social investment programme to support p++r households and vulnerable Nigerians, N330 billion has been disbursed to eight million households, many of whom have received either one or two out of the three tranches of the N25,000 each,” Tinubu stated.
Reflecting on Nigeria’s journey since independence, he highlighted the nation’s resilience, saying that despite decades of challenges, Nigeria has continued to endure and record significant economic growth.
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