By Osaiyekemwen Confidence
The Federal Government has allocated N438 billion to the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) under the Nigeria Community Action For Resilience and Economic Stimulus (NG-Cares) Program. This initiative, formerly known as the Nigeria COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (NG-CARES) Program, is a World Bank-supported project with a credit portfolio of $750 million.
Here is the breakdown of allocations by state:
Zamfara: N49,182,347,834.58
Nasarawa: N27,204,679,444.17
Plateau: N26,312,588,262.79
Gombe: N25,305,166,261.04
Kebbi: N21,589,480,398.09
Cross River: N20,670,241,709.19
Rivers: N19,517,766,804.45
Niger: N17,769,395,563.89
Adamawa: N17,535,952,985.60
Katsina: N15,455,420,486.35
Imo: N15,408,252,449.34
Sokoto: N14,177,508,862.60
Ondo: N13,925,262,355.18
Delta: N13,268,320,155.81
Abia: N12,175,577,893.70
Bayelsa: N10,830,587,695.70
Yobe: N10,172,244,387.67
Kwara: N9,915,101,215.91
Osun: N9,562,512,549.27
Bauchi: N7,304,665,994.92
Kogi: N6,903,713,160.77
FCT: N6,773,326,717.84
Ebonyi: N6,255,864,530.97
Enugu: N6,191,959,222.93
Kano: N6,154,448,839.35
Oyo: N5,966,675,258.19
Borno: N5,898,270,783.50
Jigawa: N5,770,132,061.00
Lagos: N5,569,060,730.14
Taraba: N5,508,762,972.80
Ekiti: N5,507,202,258.33
Edo: N5,122,103,650.09
Benue: N4,908,421,973.10
Akwa Ibom: N2,430,830,532.46
Ogun: N2,125,069,028.52
The NG-Cares Program aims to expand access to livelihood support and food security services and grants for poor and vulnerable households and firms.
