FG releases registration schedule as portal opens for Survival Fund

The Federal Government of Nigeria has released the timetable for categories of businesses to register as the portal for the registration of prospective beneficiaries for the Survival Fund opens on Monday.

In a statement given on Sunday in Abuja by the Project Delivery Office read that the portal which opens at 10 PM, will focus on registering educational institutions as the first category of beneficiaries.

The statement read: “Nigerians interested in the Payroll Support scheme are to note that the site for registration will be open from 10 pm Monday September 21, 2020.

“In order to ensure seamless registration process, the Project Delivery Office (PDO) has designed a registration schedule.

“Registration for Payroll Support will start with educational institutions on Monday and will be followed with businesses in the hospitality industry on Friday September 25 beginning from 12 A.M.

“The portal will also be open to other category of small businesses from 12 A.M., on Monday September 28, 2020,” the statement said.

The office therefore advised those interested in benefiting from the fund to take note of the schedule and also log on to http://www.survivalfund.ng to register for the payroll support initiative.

OnyxNews Nigeria understands that News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the survival fund is a conditional grant to assist vulnerable Micro and Small enterprises in meeting their payroll obligations and safeguard jobs in MSMEs from the shock of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The scheme is estimated to save at least 1.3 million jobs across the country, while targeting an average of 35,000 people per state.