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The federal government has released fresh information concerning the disbursement of N5000 to poor people in the country. The federal government had announced the payment of the promised stipends to poor people in the country although Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti described it as mere propaganda. The Ekiti governor claimed the fund was provided by the World Bank and that the federal government was only contributing a little. The government however explained that the World Bank has not provided funds yet as it was part of the proposed plan to borrow yet to be approved by the National Assembly. Read the statement below: The CCT Sum is N500 per household per month, paid directly to the house hold caregiver to improve consumption in the family The World Bank has approved $500m for conditional cash transfers and livelihood support for Nigeria but it is part of the borrowing plan that is yet to be approved by the National Assembly so the funds are yet to be released. The funds cu

Governor Fayose has described the payment of N5000 to poor people as a propaganda  The Ekiti governor claimed his people have not received any payment from the federal government  He said he pays N10000 to poor people in his state Governor Ayodele Fayose has challenged President Muhammadu Buhari to publish the names of those who have received the N5000 stipend the federal government claimed it has paid. The federal government announced that it has started disbursing the N5000 stipend which was promised to poor Nigerians by President Buhari. One million most vulnerable Nigerians will be rewarded with a N5,000 monthly stipend through the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) of its Social Investment Programmes (SIP) The Tribune reports that, the presidency announced that the government has begun the payment. Laolu Akande, the Senior Special Assistant on Media and publicity to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo disclosed that the implementation of the programme was part of the Muhammadu Buh

The Nigerian Army has confirmed the arrest of two council officials in Borno state, with alleged links to Boko Haram insurgents. Maj.- Gen. Lucky Irabor, The Theatre Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole, made the confirmation during a news conference at the headquarters of the 7 Division, Nigerian Army, The council officials are Alhaji Shettima Lawan, chairman of Mafa Local Government Area, and the Vice chairman of Kaga local government also in the state. The Nigerian Army on Thursday confirmed the arrest of the two men for alleged links with the Boko Haram terrorists. “All I can say is that the Chairman is a big supporter of Boko Haram. The Chairman was in the habit of accommodating people that had fled from the bush. “At some point he was valuable to us being with the Civilian JTF to fight Boko Haram. But that does not mean we cannot investigate him for a crime especially one like this. “We have also arrested the Vice Chairman of Kaga Local Government and he is undergoing in