Is Federal Government paying N50,000 child support fund to Nigerian parents?
A viral WhatsApp message claims that the Federal Government of Nigeria is paying N50,000 Child Support Fund for all Nigerian parents.
The claim is FALSE
The post, with the title, FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ₦50,000 CHILD SUPPORT FUND FOR ALL NIGERIAN PARENTS IS ONGOING, claims that President Tinubu has directed the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta C. Edu to open the CHILD SUPPORT scheme. The post contains a registration link for Nigerians to register.
President Tinubu had suspended Betta Edu as the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, following controversies about financial transactions she authorized in her ministry.
Analysis shows that the portal on blogspot.com does not represent any formal domain name used by the government for such a programme. Also, it is registered as a blog on the popular blog site, blogspot.
A check using the fake link of the portal redirected to another page, which is another fake website created by the author of the viral message.
On supplying some information, the website said the message must be shared on 5 WhatsApp groups before the fund can be received.
Further Findings showed that Special Assistant to President Tinubu on Social Media, Dada Olusegun had through his X handle, @DOlusegun, urged Nigerians to disregard the claim that the federal government is giving out N50,000 as a Child Support Fund to Nigerian parents.
Conclusion
The claim that the Federal Government is paying N50,000 to Nigerian parents as Child Support Fund is false. Such a programme is not ongoing and the President’s aide has tagged it as fake news.
