Making this known on Thursday in Lagos while rendering the account of activities of her ministry within the last one year to commemorate the first year anniversary of the Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu led administration, The State Commissioner for Wealth Creation and Employment, Mrs. Yetunde Arobieke said in a matter of weeks, the payment of the beneficiaries cleared in the first phase of the programme in the State’s Social Register (SU) would begin.

According to her, 8,147 cleared beneficiaries from the Social Register of poor and vulnerable households are from six local government areas and 40 wards and they will pay the conditional cash transfer of N5, 000 as this is the amount per household monthly in the first phase.

The cleared beneficiaries are from Amuwo Odofin, Apapa, Badagry, Epe, Ibeju Lekki and Lagos Island.

She added that the mapping activity to capture all the poor and vulnerable households in other local government areas is ongoing and these households will be covered as soon as their data is made Available by the State Operation Coordinating Unit.

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She said the ministry in collaboration with the National Cash Transfer Office, Abuja had organised training for cash transfer facilitators from various local government areas in the state on data and biometric capturing, to ensure enrollment of beneficiaries.

Speaking further, To help youths get more employment opportunities, Mrs. Arobieke said the government is establishing industrial hub to boost jobs in skill development and entrepreneurship adding that the industrial hubs will target clusters in leather, wood and fish preservation with the intention to promote production of finished good.

Asides this, as she disclosed, government is planning a robust artisans virtual database.