March 28, 2024

Barring any policy rethink, ‘poor homes’ in 19  states of  Nigeria will any moment from now receive the sum  of N500O( five thousand Naira) each from the Federal Government to ‘cushion’ the effect of poverty and ‘empower’ them to move up the socio-economic ladder. Spoke persons for  theBuhari administration say the money will come from the $322m ( three hundred and twenty two million United States dollars) recovered from the monies stashed abroad by former military head of state SaniAbacha.  One TukurRumar of the National Cash Transfer Office said the benefitting  households were derived from the National Social Register that the 19 states are already on.

We want to commend President Mohammed Buhari and his team for the efforts so far in recovering ill-gotten wealth by past government functionaries. Indeed President Buhari made the fight against corruption and the