The event, which coincided with the World Poverty Eradication Day, was held at the Press Gallery of the State House in Abuja.
The President was represented by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume.
In attendance are the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Eradication, Betta Edu; Minister Of Finance, Wale Edun; World Bank Country Director, Shubham Chaudhuri; and the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator For Nigeria, Matthias Schmale; among other dignitaries.
The President had in his Independence Day broadcast to Nigerians on October 1, 2023 announced the cash transfer programme which he said would target vulnerable citizens.
The fifteen million households, according to the humanitarian affairs minister, represents sixty two million Nigerians.
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