The Federal Government is yet to disburse N6 billion for the remaining beneficiaries of the 774,000 Special Public Works Programme.
The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo said this during the Special Day of the Nigeria Directorate of Employment (NDE) at the Lagos International Trade Fair, Lagos.
Keyamo said that of the N46 billion earmarked for the programme, only N40 billion has been disbursed.
He urged state coordinators to ensure beneficiaries get their payment before the end of the year.
Keyamo blamed the delay on bank challenges, assuring the people that the government was committed to fixing the bottlenecks.
“We have made an adjustment in the last few months. We are not attaching a particular bank to a local government again. Beneficiaries on the programme can go to any of the six banks in those local governments and they will be paid,” he said.
Director-General of NDE Abubakar Fikpo said the agency was working toward the institutionalisation of the concept of entrepreneurship.
He urged actors in the employment creation community to adopt strategy that hinges on creative thinking and implementation of ideas that will guarantee jobs for the people.
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