[Nigeria] N80,000 stipends offered under payroll support scheme a scam

A government warning has been issued in Nigeria for members of the public to ignore WhatsApp messages purporting to provide access to an N80,000 payroll support scheme stipend, Blueprint reports.

In a press release issued in Abuja and signed by Project Delivery Office, the Steering Committee of the MSMEs Survival Fund and the Guaranteed Offtake Stimulus Scheme - headed by the Hon Minister of State, Industry, Trade and Investment, Ambassador Mariam Katagum - has called on the general public to disregard message(s) asking individuals to disclose account details on a WhatsApp platform to access N80,000 as stipends under the Payroll Support scheme.

Tola Johnson from the Survival Fund/ Guaranteed Offtake Scheme explained that its attention has been drawn to the scam social media campaign.

Johnson said the notice requesting the public or individuals to disclose their account details on a WhatsApp platform is fraudulent and should be totally disregarded by all. The message is not from the Project Delivery Office of the scheme.

“The procedure for the implementation of all tracks of the Survival Fund and Guaranteed Offtake Stimulus Scheme does not require public display of account details to individuals or groups.

“It is also pertinent to note that under no track of the scheme are beneficiaries given the sum of N80,000 either in instalments or in whole.

A government warning has been issued in Nigeria for members of the public to ignore WhatsApp messages purporting to provide access to an N80,000 payroll support scheme stipend, Blueprint reports.

In a press release issued in Abuja and signed by Project Delivery Office, the Steering Committee of the MSMEs Survival Fund and the Guaranteed Offtake Stimulus Scheme - headed by the Hon Minister of State, Industry, Trade and Investment, Ambassador Mariam Katagum - has called on the general public to disregard message(s) asking individuals to disclose account details on a WhatsApp platform to access N80,000 as stipends under the Payroll Support scheme.

Tola Johnson from the Survival Fund/ Guaranteed Offtake Scheme explained that its attention has been drawn to the scam social media campaign.

Johnson said the notice requesting the public or individuals to disclose their account details on a WhatsApp platform is fraudulent and should be totally disregarded by all. The message is not from the Project Delivery Office of the scheme.

“The procedure for the implementation of all tracks of the Survival Fund and Guaranteed Offtake Stimulus Scheme does not require public display of account details to individuals or groups.

“It is also pertinent to note that under no track of the scheme are beneficiaries given the sum of N80,000 either in instalments or in whole.