N5,000: FG To Use Biometric Data Collation

The Federal Government on Monday reiterated its resolve to alleviate poverty across the country with N5,000 using biometrics data collation.

Mrs Maryam Uwais, Special Advisor, Social Investment, Office of the Vice President, said this while speaking at the international conference on “Child Poverty and Social Protection in Western, Central Africa,” in Abuja.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the conference focuses on proffering solutions to tackle child poverty, protection to children across the West and Central African region.

According to her, government allocated money to assist the poor and is ensuring that communities determine the poor within them for proper interventions.

Source:- Nigeriapilot