OPay enables N50,000 FG relief checks via *955*20# — no fees, no PIN sharing

OPay announces customers can now check eligibility for the Federal Government's ₦50,000 National Emergency Relief and Stabilisation Intervention (NERSI) by dialling 95520# from their linked phone number or tapping the NERSI banner in the OPay app. The fintech is one of five approved payment providers for the programme.

Selected beneficiaries must complete an acceptance process before funds hit their OPay wallets. OPay stresses zero fees apply — no payment required to check eligibility or access funds. The company explicitly warns against sharing PINs, OTPs, account passwords, or clicking suspicious links. For enquiries, call the NERSI helpline: 0700-022-2222.

Eligibility isn't open application. The Federal Government selects beneficiaries from verified National Identity Number records and the National Social Register, targeting poor and vulnerable households across all six geopolitical zones. Payments roll out in phases, so not everyone gets contacted simultaneously. You cannot pay to join the list.

The relief arrives as Nigeria's poverty crisis deepens: 36.3 million Nigerians faced severe food insecurity as of September 2026 (AGRA data), while the World Bank put the poverty rate at 63% — roughly 140 million people — in April 2026, with household incomes failing to match cumulative price rises.

With 140 million Nigerians in poverty and phased distribution, will this relief reach those who need it most, or will fraudsters exploit the confusion before the money lands?

SOURCE: https://nairametrics.com/2026/11/05/how-opay-customers-can-check-eligibility-for-fgs-n50000-relief/