Nigerians awaiting the N50,000 relief grant should not assume they have been excluded if no text message has arrived.
Follow us on Google News
The National Emergency Relief and Stabilisation Intervention (NERSI), managed by the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, is being paid in phases. Approved payment providers are contacting beneficiaries in batches, so notifications may arrive at different times.
Recipients are selected from the National Social Register and verified national identity records. The government says there is no application process, and nobody can pay or approach an agent to secure a place.
Five approved providers are handling payments: ALAT by Wema Bank, MoMo PSB, NairaGram, OPay and Moniepoint. Beneficiaries must follow their official SMS instructions and give consent before the N50,000 grant is credited to their mobile wallets.
The government has not announced a date for the next batch. Treat claims promising a guaranteed payment date or automatic selection with caution.
How to prepare
Keep the phone number linked to your records active and check SMS messages. If notified, use only the USSD code supplied by your payment provider. Do not pay anyone, click suspicious links or disclose your PIN, OTP or BVN. For enquiries, call the NERSI helpline on 0700-022-2222.
