The National Cash Transfer Unit in Niger says it has trained 333 facilitators to enrol 219,125 beneficiaries of the National Social Safety Nets Project Scale-Up (NASSP2-SU) in the state.

The head of the unit in the state, Suleiman Kpange, disclosed this during the one-day step-down training for the implementation of NASSP2-SU in Minna on Monday.

He said that NASSP2-SU had three components, such as Economic Shock Response (ESR-CT) Rural, Economic Shock Response (ESR-CT) Urban and Extended Regular (ER-CT) for existing cash transfer beneficiaries.

Mr Kpange said that beneficiaries of ESR-CT were selected from the National Social Register and Rapid Response Register, while beneficiaries of ER-CT are existing beneficiaries in the NBR.

He said the beneficiaries would get N25,000 per month for three months, adding that the implementation of ESR-CT would take six months, while ER-CT would receive a twelve-cycle payment.

He said the purpose of the training was to equip the facilitators with the basic skills and techniques on how to enrol the beneficiaries of both ESR-CT and ER-CT.

Mr Kpange warned those with the plan to indulge in untoward activities to have a rethink, saying that the programme had zero tolerance for fraud.

According to him, any officer found wanting would be decisively dealt with.

In a remark, Hauwa Bako, the focal person and special adviser to Governor Umaru Bago on the National Social Investment Programme, advised the facilitators to be diligent in their duties.

“You should be very diligent and not make mistakes by repeating names; concentrate well; and learn what you will be taught here today,” Ms Bako said.

She said that the NASSP2-SU programme was in line with Mr Bago’s agenda of ensuring the welfare of the citizens and urged the trainees to ensure smooth implementation of the project to attract the governor’s attention. 

(NAN)