WorldStage Newsonline— The Federal Government’s Social Investment and Security Programme will target more than 1,000 Households in Adamawa.
State Director, National Orientation Agency (NOA), Mr Ahmad Abba who stated in Yola said the programme was designed to enhance the living conditions of vulnerable families across the nation.
He explained that under the programme, each vulnerable household selected would receive free unconditional grant of N5, 000 monthly for the duration of three years.
“In Adamawa, the pilot project of unconditional cash transfer has been piloted in Six Local Government Areas of the state.
“In two areas of each Senatorial Zone, fifty households were carefully selected as beneficiaries,’’ Abba said.
He disclosed that the programme was going on smoothly and the core target of the project was vulnerable families, especially widows.
Abba listed the benefitting local government areas as Madagali, Michika, Song, and Girei from Northern and Central Senatorial districts.
The director listed others to include Numan and Lamurde from Southern Senatorial zone.
He confirmed that very soon, the project would commence in the remaining 15 local government areas.
Similarly, he said that government would soon begin the award of scholarship to more than 100,000 students nationwide.
The programme according to the director is designed to support Science and Mathematics students across the country.
