The federal government has commenced the disbursement of N30,000 grants for transporters as a measure to support those affected by COVID-19 pandemic under its economic sustainability plan (ESP).
This was disclosed in a statement
signed by Laolu Akande, senior special assistant to the vice president on media
and publicity, on Sunday.
The funds are being disbursed
under the federal government’s micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME)
survival fund scheme for artisans and transporters.
The transport support track
opened on November 30, 2020, after the artisans’ support track launched on
October 1, 2020.
According to the statement, the
artisans track is under federal government’s survival fund, while the transport
track is a different scheme also under the same fund.
Those to benefit from this
initiative include ride-hailing drivers (Uber and Bolt); taxi and bus drivers;
keke napep and okada riders; and cart pushers.
“While verified artisans have
started receiving the N30,000 one-time grants, Nigerians operating in the
transport business – including ride share 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 statement read.
“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.”
The federal government encouraged
interested parties to apply through their registered associations, such as the
Nigerian Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Keke Riders’ Association,
Okada Riders’ Association, among others.
It said beneficiaries will be
awarded on a “first come first serve basis”.
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