President Bola Tinubu has approved an uplift grant under the National Construction and Household Support Programme for 3.6m Nigerian families.
This initiative will deliver N50,000 to 100,000 families in
each state for three months.
The disbursement of the Tinubu uplift grant to families will
occur over a three-month period, according to presidential spokesman Chief
Ajuri Ngelale.
This initiative is part of the National Construction and
Household Support Programme.
Full Statement on the National Construction and Household
Support Programme
“To boost agricultural productivity, strengthen the economy
by creating opportunities in the real sectors of agriculture, manufacturing,
and construction, as well as provide urgent economic relief for Nigerians,
President Bola Tinubu has approved the immediate rollout of the National
Construction and Household Support Programme to cover all geo-political zones
in the country.
“Under the programme, the Sokoto-Badagry Highway, which will
traverse Sokoto, Kebbi, Niger, Kwara, Oyo, Ogun, and Lagos, is prioritized.
“Other road infrastructure projects, such as the
Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, which is underway, and the Trans-Saharan
Highway, which links Enugu, Abakaliki, Ogoja, Benue, Kogi, Nasarawa, and Abuja,
are also prioritized.
“The President has also approved full counterpart financing
for Port Harcourt-Maiduguri Railway; to traverse Rivers, Abia, Enugu, Benue,
Nasarawa, Plateau, Bauchi, Gombe, Yobe and Borno, as well as for the
Ibadan-Abuja segment of the Lagos-Kano Standard-Gauge Railway; which will
traverse Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Osun, Kwara, Niger, Abuja, Kaduna, and Kano.
“The Sokoto-Badagry road project is specially prioritized
for its importance as some of the states it will traverse are strategic to the
agricultural sustainability of the nation.
“Within the Sokoto-Badagry Highway corridor, there are 216
agricultural communities, 58 large and medium dams spread across six states,
seven Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZs), 156 local government
areas, 39 commercial cities and towns, and over 1 million hectares of arable
land.
“In addition, other items under the National Construction
and Household Support Programme include:
(1) One-off allocation to states and the Federal Capital
Territory of N10 billion for the procurement of buses and CNG uplift programme.
(2) Delivery of N50,000 uplift grant each to 100,000
families per state for three (3) months.
(3) Provision for labour unions and civil society
organizations.
(4) Deployment of N155 billion for the purchase and sale of
assorted foodstuff to be distributed across the nation.
“Speaking during the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting
on Thursday in Abuja, President Tinubu urged state governors to work together
to meet the needs of citizens, stating that he is willing to provide the needed
support to ensure that Nigerians are relieved of hardship.
“While emphasizing the urgency of boosting food production,
the President noted that the Sokoto-Badagry Highway is a pivotal project as the
states within this axis form the food belt of the nation, and with Badagry
being an important artery for food export.
“Our states must work together to deliver on the critical
reforms required of us to meet the needs of our people. Time is humanity’s most
precious asset. You can never have enough of it. It is getting late.
“We are ready and able to support you in the form of the
mechanization of your agricultural processes and the provision of high-quality
seedlings.
“We are prepared to provide solar powered irrigation
facilities to support our farmers across seasons, but we must now produce. We
must produce the food our people eat, and it will require coordination and
intentionality between members of the National Economic Council (NEC).
“There is nothing we are doing that is more important than
producing high-quality food for our people to consume, buy, and sell. We create
jobs in the production of it. And that is before we generate wealth by
exporting the excess. It is not beyond us to achieve this for Nigerians.
“How much support do you need from me and in what form? I am
prepared to provide it. But we must achieve the result. We must deliver on our
targets at all levels. Please report back following your consultations and
submit to my office within seven days,” President Tinubu said.