VIDEO: FG Will Use BVN To Identify The Poor Who Would Get Cash – Sadiya Farouq

The Federal government will use BVN, Bank accounts and mobile phone records to identify poor and vulnerable Nigerians who would receive the Conditional Cash Transfer in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic.

This was revealed by Sadiya Farouq, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, while responding to questions at the Presidential Task Force briefing on COVID-19 today Tuesday April 21.

The minister added that the digital measure will be faster and will make the distribution more effective.

She said;

We are using other models including BVN to identify bank accounts. We are also using mobile phone networks to identify poor and vulnerable people in the society. This is going to be faster, transparent and give room for more accountability.

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Federal Government Will Use BVN To Identify The Poor Who Would Get Cash – Sadiya Farouq

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