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Breakdown of FG’s N500B Social Intervention Fund

Below is a break down of the Federal Government's N500 billion naira social intervention fund to tackle poverty, unemployment and other social ills and challenges.

Cash Transfer 68.7BN

N5, 000 conditional transfer for one million beneficiaries

School Feeding 93.1BN

5.5 million Children would be fed for 200 school days

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Enterprise program 140.3BN

Support 1 million market women, 460,000 artisans and 200,000 agriculture workers

Job creation 191.5BN

Training of 500,000 teachers and 100,000 artisans

Education Grant N5.8BN

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For 100,000 students in science, Tech, Engineering and Maths

The fund was laughed by Federal Government of Nigeria of Nigeria to tackle poverty, unemployment and other social ills and challenges. This will be funded from the 2016 Budget.

All amounts are in naira

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