Nigerian government talk say dem don give out more than N600 billion as cash transfer to poor Nigerians for di three years wey President Bola Tinubu don rule.

Bernard Doro, wey be minister for humanitarian affairs and poverty reduction, talk dis one for Wednesday during interview for Politics Today, wey be Channels Television programme.

Doro say di payments na part of di efforts to help poor and vulnerable households and make dia living condition better.

E say di cash-transfer programme don reach small small pass 10 million households, wey fit mean say about 40 million pipo, based on say each household get around four pipo.

“We don do over N600 billion for cash transfers to fit support vulnerable Nigerians within three years,” Doro talk.

Di minister still say di government just launch one vocational skills programme wey dem train more than 18,000 pipo and give dem starter kits and stipends.

According to Doro, di beneficiaries still learn business management and accounting, wey help dem fit open dia own business.

E say di government still dey support farmers through anoda programme as part of efforts to improve living and reduce poverty.

Still defending di impact of di cash-transfer programme, di government official say di payments fit make big difference for di poorest households even though di small amount wey each person get. “N25,000 fit look small to big pipo, but not to di poorest of di poor,” e talk.

Di minister say di government dey focus on how to turn di betterment for di economy into better living conditions for ordinary Nigerians.

“My work na to translate macroeconomic gains as Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction. I dey translate di microeconomic gains to di micro level, and you fit see di progress,” e talk.

Doro say di government still dey monitor di risk of food insecurity for northern Nigeria becos projections show say more than 70 million pipo across nine states wey conflict affect fit face serious food shortage.

E say di numbers na just projections and no mean say na exactly dat number of pipo go face food insecurity.

Di minister note say di government don recently start one presidential intervention on food and nutrition across 10 northern states, and e say dem go continue to monitor di situation and intervene wia necessary.