Coronavirus: Lagos state approves cash transfer for residents, N5,000 for each household

The Lagos government has approved the establishment of the State Cash Transfer Unit (SCTU) for the national cash transfer programme.

The state commissioner for wealth creation and employment, Mrs Yetunde Arobieke disclosed this on Thursday, May 28, The Nation reports.

According to her, in a matter of weeks, the payment of the beneficiaries cleared in the first phase of the programme in the Lagos state’s social register would commence.

She said 8,147 cleared beneficiaries from poor and vulnerable households are from six local government areas and 40 wards. She further said they will pay the conditional cash transfer of N5, 000 per household monthly in the first phase.

The cleared beneficiaries are from Amuwo Odofin, Apapa, Badagry, Epe, Ibeju Lekki and Lagos Island.

Nigerian governors have been working tirelessly to ensure that the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic does not affect residents in their respective states.