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Nigeria: Government pays N20,000 to 5,000 Abuja households

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https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/385440-nigerian-govt-pays-n20000-t…

premiumtimesng.com (02.04.2020) The Federal Government disbursed N20,000 under its Conditional Cash Transfer scheme to 5,000 beneficiaries in Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The CCT targets families registered in the National Social Register of Poor and Vulnerable Households set up by the Buhari administration in 2016 to combat poverty.

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nigeria
Global challenges
Shocks & extreme events
Topics
Social assistance
Cash transfers
Conditional cash transfers
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news
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Published_SS_Monitor_covid19
Published Measures summary

Creating access to social services using digital identity

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https://punchng.com/creating-access-to-social-services-using-digital-identity/

Punch Newspapers (01.09.2019) Nigerian government has intensified the capturing of Nigerians all over the world into its identity database. IFE OGUNFUWA examines the benefits of the digital identity

Regions / Country
Africa
nigeria
Global challenges
Technological transition
Topics
Information and communication technology

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Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Service delivery
Document Type
news
Status
Published_SS_Monitor
Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR

[Opinion] Nigeria: Micro-Pension Plan, Inclusive Social Protection

Submitted by dfabbri on
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https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2019/04/01/micro-pension-plan-inclusive-s…

thisdaylive. (01.04.2019) Thursday President Muhammadu Buhari launched the micro pension plan (MPP) which automatically extends retirement benefits to millions of self-employed workers in the informal sector.

Regions / Country
nigeria
Global challenges
Extension of coverage
Topics
Pensions

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Document Type
news
Status
Published_SS_Monitor