Lagos State Governor, BABAJIDE SANWO-OLU has launched the unconditional cash transfer programme for vulnerable communities affected by COVID-19 in Lagos State.

The programme, also known as the COVID-19 basket fund, is meant to cushion the effect of the pandemic through stepped-up action to protect the vulnerable, who are also faced with the loss of income as a result of measures taken by the government to contain the spread of the pandemic.

It is an initiative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in collaboration with the Federal and Lagos State governments, European Union and some other donor organizations.

22,600 families and 5, 500 small and medium enterprises in Lagos will benefit from the basket through cash transfer.

In his goodwill message at the launch, Governor SANWO-OLU promised that his government has implemented and will continue to implement measures to ameliorate the effect of the pandemic on the people.