The Minister of State for Labour and employment, Festus Keyamo, says President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the release of funds for the payment of 774,000 beneficiaries of the Special Public Works Programme.
Keyamo disclosed this on Saturday in a Tweet via his official handle.
The minister declared that Buhari had instructed the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) to commence the processing of payments for the workers in the 774 local government areas of the country.
Keyamo in his verified Twitter handle wrote: “President Muhammadu Buhari has graciously directed a release of the funds for the payment of stipends to the 774,000 participants of the SPW programme.
“I have consequently directed the NDE to begin processing the payments and participants should begin to receive payments soon.
“In order to eliminate fraud and/or double payments, I have also directed that every payment to participants should be made using the BVN of their accounts so we can have an audit trail of every single payment.
“Those who registered with different names shouldn’t expect payments.”
Recall that the Federal Government had inaugurated the 774,000 jobs in January 2021, with each participant expected to receive N20,000 for the next three months.
Keyamo stated that the participants will be paid through their bank verification numbers (BVN) to eradicate fraud or paying participants twice.
