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NEC discards Buhari’s social register, embraces new cash transfer method

The National Economic Council, chaired by Vice President Kashim Shettima, has decided to scrap the national social register due to credibility concerns during Muhammadu Buhari’s government. Instead, the council recommended a social register-based cash transfer program for states and a six-month cash incentive program for public employees. The Vice-President, 36 state governors, a representative of […]