*STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE*

*OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT*

*FG COMMENCES N30,000 GRANTS FOR TAXI, BUS, OKADA, KEKE NAPEP, UBER, BOLT DRIVERS, & CART PUSHERS*

*Survival Fund scheme to benefit 4500 Nigerians per state and FCT
*Payment to Artisans & Payroll Support beneficiaries ongoing
*207,319 beneficiaries drawn from 35,837 businesses paid under Payroll Support
*59,000 verified artisans have been paid in 23 states and the FCT
As the implementation of its Economic Sustainability Plan, ESP, continues, and in furtherance of its commitment to support small businesses to cushion the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Federal Government has also launched the transport support track under its MSME Survival Fund schemes for artisans and transporters.

The launch of the transport track last Monday follows the successful take-off of the Artisans’ Support track on October 1st. While the Artisans track is under the Survival Fund, the Transport track is a different scheme also under the Fund.

While verified Artisans have started receiving the N30,000 one-time grants, Nigerians operating in the transport business – including Rideshare drivers (Uber, Bolt, etc.), Taxi drivers, Bus drivers, Keke Napep riders, Okada riders, cart pushers etc., now have the opportunity to benefit from the scheme.

The Artisan track is being implemented in three streams, and as of November 25, a total number of 59,000 individual Artisan beneficiaries have been paid across 24 states in Stream 1 and Stream 2 States.

They include FCT, Lagos, Ekiti, Kaduna, Borno, Kano, Bauchi, Anambra, Abia, Rivers, Plateau, Delta, Taraba, Adamawa, Bayelsa, Edo, Ogun, Ondo, Katsina, Kebbi, Kogi, Kwara, Enugu, Ebonyi.

While the verification process for artisans under Stream 3 states commenced on Monday, November 30. Stream 3 states comprise Akwa-Ibom, Cross-River, Zamfara, Yobe, Sokoto, Nasarawa, Niger, Imo, Oyo, Osun, Jigawa, Gombe and Benue.

Similarly, payment to beneficiaries under the Payroll Support scheme for different categories of MSMEs, ranging from education, hospitality to other sectors, has since commenced.

The payroll support scheme, which is designed to support vulnerable MSMEs, targets supporting 500,000 beneficiaries with payment of up to N50,000 per employee for a period of three months, starting from October. The disbursements to approved Payroll Support beneficiaries commenced on 17th November 2020.

So far, 207,319 individual beneficiaries drawn from 35,837 businesses/MSMEs nationwide have received their first monthly payment from the Survival Fund’s Payroll Support Scheme.

A breakdown of this figure shows that: N30,000 each was paid to 180,196 employees/Beneficiaries; while N50,000 each was paid to 26,353 employees/Beneficiaries. Out of this, 2.6 per cent of beneficiaries are with special needs, while 43 per cent are female employees/beneficiaries.

Under this Artisan Support scheme, a total of 333,000 Artisans and Transport business operators nationwide will get one-time operations grant of N30,000 per beneficiary to reduce the effects of income loss due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

There will be a total of 9,009 beneficiaries per state for both Artisan and Transport beneficiaries. Of this number per state, there will be a total of 4,505 beneficiaries under the transport scheme, while the remaining 4,504 will be artisan beneficiaries.

For the Transport track, Nigerians are encouraged to apply through their registered Associations to be enumerated, such as the Nigerian Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Keke Riders’ Association, Okada Riders’ Associations and Unions, among others. All schemes are applied to beneficiaries on a first come first serve basis.

State focal persons, project field officers, enumerators and others will work alongside the MSMEs Survival Fund Project Delivery Office to properly identify and ensure that members of the respective associations are paid.

There is also provision for individuals who are members of Associations but will rather apply directly with the enumerators. However, such individual applicants in the transport cluster must show their proof of membership of an association to be enumerated.

Like all the schemes of the Buhari administration to support different categories of Nigerians, these schemes are absolutely free, and the grant will be paid directly to the beneficiary’s account.

Nigerians are encouraged to speak up if anyone tries to charge a fee or subvert this arrangement.

Also, the formalization support scheme (registration of 250,000 new businesses with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC)) commenced on the 26th of October, 2020 and the registration by aggregators - CAC registration agents, has since commenced across the 36 states and the FCT. The ongoing scheme will run for a period of 3 months effective from the date of commencement.

The MSME Survival Fund, a component under the Nigerian Economic Sustainability Plan, NESP, is designed to support vulnerable Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in meeting their payroll obligations and safeguard jobs in the MSMEs sector. The scheme is estimated to save not less than 1.3 million jobs across the country and specifically impact on over 35,000 individuals per State.

In the implementation of the Transport track the Federal Government is working with representatives of Keke Napep and Okada riders; Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN); representatives of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW); Uber and Bolt drivers, among others.

Laolu Akande
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Publicity
Office of the Vice President
6th December 2020

This is another opportunity for Nigerians to benefit from the scheme.

Able VP is really taking good care of our economy

Modified: Why are some Nigerians ungrateful?, if they do nothing, you guys will complain, now they are doing some things which with other former programs, so many Nigerians have confirmed of benefiting yet you guys are still complaining.

How can we grow as a nation with such mentality?... Na war oo

This is another great opportunity for Nigerians to benefit from this scheme.

You mean#30,000,00 for okada man as a grant!! This is awesome.

There are some families that only need 10k and their problems will be solved and some need a lil more to sustain them. This government has improved investing and improving human capital development and this is paying off. The NSIP, guarantee off-take scheme, SurvivalFund are schemes which the government is putting money in people's hands.

More reasons why Nigerians need to appreciate the Buhari Osinbajo administration

I know some enemies of progress will still mock the program, where as they have never dash out 5k since the beginning of this year. There own is to against every government programs.

A great opportunities for all to benefit

Commendable

In must rural areas you don't even need up to#2000 to start a business that can sustain a family all they need is just little amount.
MSMEs is doing a wonderful job.
Thank you

The survival funds has put smiles on faces of Nigerians. As its to help cushion the effect the coronavirus had on the economy and general life of Nigerians.

4500 ppl in each state?

So what happens to the rest of the people that won't get d grant?

Besides...can d 30k b able to buy a bag of rice?

Buh all of dem claiming presidency have millions of dollars stashed away in foreign bank accounts.

So much money that if Femi Adesina alone decides to give 1 million each to 100,000 Nigerians...he won't even miss it.

It's such a huge shame.

Rubbish nd ingredients

Continue cursing while others are benefitting..mumu

Whoube99:


Satan go punish all of you

Whoube99:


Satan go punish all of you

Wailing children.

Poor unfortunate souls

Money wey go chilalo.

This government is the biggest scam of all time.

I smell scam

I need help please. I applied for Nigeria Navy but I was unable to print the application form and other documents. Now I discovered that I have been shortlisted for the exam and we are required to go with application form. please what can I do?

helinues:
This is another opportunity for Nigerians to benefit from the scheme.

Able VP is really taking good care of our economy

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How do they intend to disburse the money

TheRareGem1:
There are some families that only need 10k and their problems will be solved and some need a lil more to sustain them. This government has improved investing and improving human capital development and this is paying off. The NSIP, guarantee off-take scheme, SurvivalFund are schemes which the government is putting money in people's hands.

More reason why Nigerians need to appreciate the Buhari Osinbajo administration

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See all this paid zombie..
Smh.

Confused government. U ban them then u give them grant.

TheRareGem1:
There are some families that only need 10k and their problems will be solved and some need a lil more to sustain them. This government has improved investing and improving human capital development and this is paying off. The NSIP, guarantee off-take scheme, SurvivalFund are schemes which the government is putting money in people's hands.

More reason why Nigerians need to appreciate the Buhari Osinbajo administration

It’s either u fix the economy or u credit all Nigerian citizens accounts with 500k. 30k grant is still a lousy and insultive joke.

Is the 30k per week or per month?? U must think very low of Nigerian citizens even okada men and cart pushers as u call them.

These are non effective/efficient policies ment to play on the intelligence of the poor.

Ok

Them never tire with their looting? Scammers

All these ain't necessary
Make good policies that will enable businesses to thrive easily, without that all these grants will just be a waste

Really?

Oga oooooo

They keep ignoring the real taxpayers that contribute significantly to the economy. This pseudo-socialist government would rather drag everyone down instead of uplifting real job creators and employers of labour.

The VP is doing a good job.
But he's not a good candidate for presidency because of godfatherism