The Federal government of Nigeria has said more than 7 million Nigerians are beneficiaries of the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT).

Sadiya Umar Farouq, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs said this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja.

The official explained that the CCT releases a monthly stipend of N5,000 to the poorest and most vulnerable Nigerian households, mostly in the rural communities.

She said as at December 2020, the programme operated in 33 states of the country and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).