N50,000 child support grant a scam, says FG

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The Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction has alerted Nigerians to the fake news being circulated on social media of a N50,000 Child Support Grant purportedly being  issued to parents by the Federal Government.

“This is a scam trending on social media and the Ministry has tagged it as fake news.

“We are not aware of this registration portal and if the ministry will undertake such programmes there will be a proper enlightenment.

“Nigerians should be careful, don’t be a victim of these scammers on social media.

“Also alert your families, friends and well wishers not to apply, ” Mrs Rhoda Iliya, the Director of Information in the ministry said in a statement on Saturday in Abuja.

NAN

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