OPay has announced that customers can check their eligibility for the Federal Government’s N50,000 National Emergency Relief and Stabilisation Intervention (NERSI) through its USSD code and mobile app, while warning them against paying fees or sharing sensitive banking details.
The fintech company, in posts shared on X, said customers can check their eligibility by dialling *955*20# from the phone number linked to their OPay account or through its mobile application.
OPay is one of five payment providers approved by the Federal Government to facilitate the intervention.
According to OPay, customers can check their eligibility by dialling *955*20# and following the prompts to access the relief.
The company specifically warned customers against sharing their personal identification numbers (PINs), one-time passwords (OTPs) and account passwords, or clicking suspicious links claiming to provide access to the relief funds.
According to the Federal Government’s NERSI programme guidelines, beneficiaries are selected from verified national identity records and the National Social Register, with screening to identify poor and vulnerable households.
OPay urged customers to remain vigilant and protect their accounts from fraudsters seeking to exploit the government’s relief programme.
For enquiries about the intervention, customers can contact the NERSI programme helpline on 0700-022-2222.
The N50,000 relief intervention comes as Nigeria continues to face significant poverty and food insecurity, with millions of households struggling to meet basic needs despite some moderation in inflation.
In April 2026, Nairametrics also reported that Nigeria’s poverty rate had risen to 63% in 2025, equivalent to about 140 million people, despite a slowdown in inflation, according to the World Bank.
The report attributed the situation partly to household incomes failing to keep pace with the cumulative effects of rising prices.
