Hardship: FG announces direct cash transfers to 20 million Nigerians Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has revealed that Nigeria’s significant revenue boost in 2024 is being channeled into social intervention programmes aimed at improving the living standards of the nation’s poorest citizens. Edun stated that these programmes, which include direct cash transfers, aim to reach 20 million people, with 4 million households already receiving support. Speaking at the 30th Nigeria Economic Summit, Edun emphasised that the government’s revenue, which doubled to over N9.1 trillion in the...