The Special Presidential Panel on Social Investment Programmes has earlier today, met in Abuja to review progress on Direct Benefit Transfers following the introduction of alternate identity verification measures, including Bank Verification Numbers (BVN) and Voter's Cards, for beneficiaries on the National Social Register without a National Identity Number.

The Panel also engaged with the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), National Directorate of Employment (NDE), and National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to deliberate on the registration process for the Presidential Youth Unemployment Benefit Scheme, aiming for immediate implementation.