Humanitarian Minister inaugurates grant scheme in Bauchi, disburses N20,000 to over 5,000 beneficiaries
Humanitarian minister inaugurates grant scheme in Bauchi, disburses N20,000 to over 5,000 beneficiaries
By Charly Agwam - Bauchi
The Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development of Nigeria has rolled out a new grant scheme, Grant for Vulnerable Groups programme (GVG) to assist the poorest and most vulnerable Nigerians in rural and peri-urban areas in Bauchi State
According to the Minister, Sadiya Umar Farouq who spoke during the flag-off ceremony in Bauchi on Monday, beneficiaries of the grant scheme were drawn from Bauchi, Azare and in Darazo.
She said that the GVG is a Buhari Manifesto fulfilment project, which was introduced in 2020, first as a Grant to Rural Women only, but now to all vulnerable groups, to ...