Tinubu tells NLNG to turn gas flaring into economic benefit for Nigerians
“My major concern is the domestic utilisation, where you must be able to take out the flaring and convert potential environmental liability to what could be strategically and economically beneficial to the consumers in the country.” The post Tinubu tells NLNG to turn gas flaring into economic benefit for Nigerians appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria .
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, representing the African Democratic Congress, ADC, has expressed concern over the N600 billion cash transfer initiative announced by President Bola Tinubu's administration. In a recent statement, Atiku questioned the identity of the beneficiaries and the discrepancies in the reported numbers.
Initially, the Presidency claimed that the expanded cash transfer programme had reached 15 million vulnerable households, but later, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Bernard Doro, revealed that only about 10 million households had been reached. Atiku demanded that the Tinubu administration provide detailed information about the households that benefited from the N600 billion cash transfers.
He pointed out the inconsistencies in the numbers provided by the President and the minister, noting that the arithmetic does not add up. According to Atiku, if 10 million households received the full payment of N25,000 monthly for three months, the total expenditure would be around N750 billion. However, the government claims that the expenditure was slightly over N600 billion.
Furthermore, Atiku raised doubts about the validity of the names listed as recipients, questioning whether they were merely taken from an existing social register or if there was actual proof of the money reaching them.
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