Share The Federal Government has so far expended a total of N37 billion on the Survival Fund Scheme, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has disclosed. The money, he informed, was spent on schemes such as N50,000 Payroll Support for three months to over 300,000 beneficiaries, one-time grants of N30,000 to about 100,000 artisans, and 100,000 business name registrations paid for by the Federal Government. A statement by the vice president’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, on Monday explained that the Survival Fund Scheme is a unit under the Economic Sustainability Plan (ESP) of the Muhammadu Buhari-led administration, aimed at cushioning and harsh effects of the outbreak of COVID-19 on Nigerians.