Over 5million farmers enumerated
About one million already received govt’s cash under Survival Fund, CBN intervention
3200 hectares being cleared for farming
344km roads under construction to link 500 markets
Broadband penetration now 45%
Federal ministers and heads of agencies are reporting further progress in the implementation of the Economic Sustainability Plan, ESP, of the Buhari Administration as Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, presides over a meeting of the Economic Sustainability Committee earlier today at the Presidential Villa.
Highlights of the reports presented to the Committee include the release of N37bn for the Survival Fund covering such schemes like N50,000 Payroll Support for three months to over 300,000 beneficiaries, one-time grants of N30,000 to about 100,000 artisans, and 100,000 business name registrations paid for by the Federal Government.
Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, has insisted that the only solution to end banditry in Nigeria is to eliminate bandits. El-Rufai disclosed