Wale Edun, the Minister of Finance, announced that the federal government has resumed the distribution of conditional direct cash transfers of N75,000 to 75 million Nigerians in response to the effects of inflation.

Edun disclosed this on Tuesday at a ministerial sectoral briefing to mark the first year in office of the President Bola Tinubu administration in Abuja.

He noted that the beneficiaries of the social investment scheme are 15 million households nationwide.

Edun who is the chairman of the Presidential Panel of Social Investment programme explained that the cash transfer will improve the living standard of Nigerians in the immediate term.

According to him, the Government has developed a system to ensure that payments get directly to beneficiaries through digital routes.

Edun announced that the government has recruited Mobile Network operators to fasten the roll-out of the scheme.

He stated beneficiaries must have a National Identity Number, account number or mobile wallets to receive the cash transfer payments.

“As the Chairman of the Presidential Panel of Social Investment program, the all-important direct payment to the poor.

“Mobile Network operators have been recruited to ensure we have a faster rollout of the program. That is one of the key ways initially that the poor and vulnerable will be helped”, he said.

On January 12, Tinubu suspended all the programs administered by the National Social Investment Programme Agency and Humanitarian Ministry over alleged misappropriation.

Recall that Tinubu suspended the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu on January 8 over alleged funds’ mismanagement under NSIPA.