The Federal Government says that 10% of the social intervention funds is allocated to people living with disabilities (PWD).
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, made this disclosure in Abuja while inaugurating various empowerment programmes sponsored by the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD).
She said President Bola Tinubu had mandated that the disability community should be given priority in all intervention programmes of the government.
Speaking further, the minister also announced the donation of N100,000 to each beneficiary of the POS machines to help them kick-start their businesses.
