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Nigeria's 2025 Budget: Cash Transfers to Combat Poverty

1/17/2025

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Professor Adeola Adenikinju has called on Nigeria's government to focus on direct cash transfers and capital investments in the 2025 budget to combat poverty. In a related move, Minister Nentawe Yilwatda revealed plans to implement electronic cash transfers for 18.1 million households by January 2025, promising greater transparency and efficiency in the fight against poverty.

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Professor Adeola Adenikinju has called on Nigeria's government to focus on direct cash transfers and capital investments in the 2025 budget to combat poverty. In a related move, Minister Nentawe Yilwatda revealed plans to implement electronic cash transfers for 18.1 million households by January 2025, promising greater transparency and efficiency in the fight against poverty.