The Federal Government has resolved to re-launch the direct cash transfers to 12 million households to address the current economic hardship in the country.
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Wale Edun, disclosed this during the ministry’s retreat on Wednesday in Uyo, Akwa-Ibom State.
He said the direct cash transfer scheme was extended to cover more than 12 million households, from the initial three million.