GavelSlam:


He said it as it is.

It is a revolving door for apprenticeship. A social and souls intervention programme.

Government made it clear from the beginning and the beneficiaries, not being illiterate, knew the set objective.

I remember many on this forum even calling it a fraud and that it never happened. Heck, even Abaribe said Npower had no participants.

Of a sudden, some people want to blackmail government into absorbing 200k into its payroll.

GavelSlam:


They did not go into kidnapping when they were jobless, without skill and without 30k monthly.

Why should they do so now?

wink2015:
The NPower program is guilty of excluding graduate that are above the age bracket of 18-35.

It should not be used as a basics for employing Nigeria graduates because there is a long list of unemployed graduates that are even 40 years or more.

Federal government should create more jobs beyond the security, paramilitary, fire service, customs, immigration.

We want to see oil companies employed graduates in massive number.

creamy1990:
it would have been better if they hadn't tasted that 30k, they would have still continued in their search for a well paid job but most of them have relaxed and this will only lead them to frustration if laid off and forced to start combing the streets once again for a job

Let's blame the government for teaching them a skill, giving them stipends whilst doing so.

Swizbank:
Can 30k feed, pay house rent ,and have a left over for you?

Israeljones:

Mr. Man what r you saying exactly... that because it is a social programme it is wrong for the government to absorb them or what r u really insinuating

Swizbank:
Remember, the contract between the federal govt and npower volunteers ends by this November, 5 months time, and over 200,000 youths will be out of pay .

Now to think, 30,000 is enough to make savings from is suicidal, unless those living with relations and feeding from them.

What is your opinion on this?

Should these 200,000 volunteers be ousted after 2years of service?

pls, give this a wider coverage. Thanks.

Swizbank:
N teach have education sector N health have health N agro have agricultural sector
Bro, if it is conceivable, it is possible.
Impossible is nothing.

creamy1990:
what is stopping the govt from providing jobs every year without laying some people off? Govt is the greedy one here, retaining posts for their unborn grand children when those with the merits are still suffering

GavelSlam:


That is exactly what I'm insinuating.

There is another batch of 200k that should be taken on the programme after this set.

You want government to.employ them too ?

So 200k graduates leave the universities every year expecting to be absorbed in ministries to do what exactly?

We are 180 million people. Should we go this route, in 5 years, 1 in 180 people would be an Npower engaged civil servant .

Should you add the current civil service workforce perhaps we'll have something like 1 in 90 people being in the civil service.

How would they be funded?

How would the society function?

Who should be generating the wealth of the nation?

GavelSlam:


That is exactly what I'm insinuating.

There is another batch of 200k that should be taken on the programme after this set.

You want government to.employ them too ?

So 200k graduates leave the universities every year expecting to be absorbed in ministries to do what exactly?

We are 180 million people. Should we go this route, in 5 years, 1 in 180 people would be an Npower engaged civil servant .

Should you add the current civil service workforce perhaps we'll have something like 1 in 90 people being in the civil service.

How would they be funded?

How would the society function?

Who should be generating the wealth of the nation?

Proudlyngwa:

There is something called private sector, the primary duty of the government is providing security and basic infrastructure with primary health care, making policies and regulations, as well as creating an enabling environment for everyone who wants to participate making the field, free and fair.



As it is we already have an overbloated work force at the Federal and state levels, which is why things like N power was brought up, to train people for self employment and private sector.

Finally don't forget that the Government is not a charity organisation.

Israeljones:


this person is a typical example of when they say someone is thinking with the Anus....
so they shud lay them off and employ new ones..... will the employment rate not worsen...
if ur brain is not too shy to think, why not ask the government to absorb the 1st batch permanently and employ the 2nd batch to sustain growth ....
.,,,,,,,
these r the kind of people that tear down the government for poor administration like they wud do any better if given the same opportunity..... bros learn to share a reasonable thoughts in public.. if u dont av the capacity to do that,, just do it within the confinement of ur household thank you

GavelSlam:


That is exactly what I'm insinuating.

There is another batch of 200k that should be taken on the programme after this set.

You want government to.employ them too ?

So 200k graduates leave the universities every year expecting to be absorbed in ministries to do what exactly?

We are 180 million people. Should we go this route, in 5 years, 1 in 180 people would be an Npower engaged civil servant .

Should you add the current civil service workforce perhaps we'll have something like 1 in 90 people being in the civil service.

How would they be funded?

How would the society function?

Who should be generating the wealth of the nation?

GavelSlam:


He said it as it is.

It is a revolving door for apprenticeship. A social and skills intervention programme.

Government made it clear from the beginning and the beneficiaries, not being illiterate, knew the set objective.

I remember many on this forum even calling it a fraud and that it never happened. Heck, even Abaribe said Npower had no participants.

Of a sudden, some people want to blackmail government into absorbing 200k into its payroll.

Israeljones:

so u think the Nigerian govt do not have the financial capacity to absorb the 1st batch and take the 2nd at the same time?
how do people like you think for 4k sake... Really?
do u know the number of families that is benefiting from this....
do you even know this is about the fairest employment in the history of this country... where the common family has had their own share of the national gain... and u want the govt to lay them off like that..... you must be out of ur mind bruh..... yourthinking is absolutely below par....
pls can i ask u this,, Have u ever held a post in ur entire life... if yes, how did u fair

Ihateyoumod:


So for those who r teaching abeg what should dey do.... Go to d street looking for quack private sch to teach were dey would be paid 18k....... . reason am nah, e no make sense at all

Proudlyngwa:








Isrealjones learn to make your point without insults, life is not all about nairaland likes.

GavelSlam:


They must start somewhere.

GavelSlam:


I don't respond to uncouth, untrained kids. Certainly not in a mature sense.

Ihateyoumod:


So move from collecting 30k stipend to 18k salary......it makes no sense, den d program makes no sense in d first place.

If dey have to blackmail d govt, den let them do it, after all they will be disengaged bfre d elections, if govt doesn't have plan for them, let them complain bitterly, which will give d opposition something to wail about

angelawoko:
The real question should be, are they filling vacant spaces and doing job that were left on done, are they adding to the value of education or sitting behind desk useless.

I dont know of other states but in Ogun State, most of them have to take up subjects that are far from their speciality because there is massive shortage of teachers.

Most teacher have retired and because the government wants to keep recurrent expenditure low there is an invisible embargo on employment.

Dosinspector:
greed is what will kill some people,you have been receiving 30k for two years,now is time for you to go so that some others will received theirs and you are trying to play on people sympathy and emotions, They should leave once their contract expires so that government will open portal for fresh applications.

Swizbank:
Remember, the contract between the federal govt and npower volunteers ends by this November, 5 months time, and over 200,000 youths will be out of pay .

Now to think, 30,000 is enough to make savings from is suicidal, unless those living with relations and feeding from them.

What is your opinion on this?

Should these 200,000 volunteers be ousted after 2years of service?

pls, give this a wider coverage. Thanks.

nazablossom:
You are right, I'm one of the volunteers in Lagos State, the public schools here are lacking quality and qualified teachers especially in primary schools. Most of their teaching staff are retired leaving non-teaching staff to do their work, and from my experience so far, the non-teachers are not doing well. The class I'm taking has no teaching staff at all,only a non-teaching staff and I, and the woman is not really doing well, so many mistakes because she's not trained for it, and most of them entered the job with o'level. And you can't correct them on certain mistakes, just have to keep your mouth shut. I'm just feeling for the pupils there. Government really need to step up and employ young talented people that can do the job well.

Exmay:


What is the aim of the training in the first instance? the stipends being paid to them is what it is not something to continually live on. they are supposed to apply their newly taught skills into fending for themselves.
there is no economy in the world that prosper by the government continually expanding the civil service.
let there be other beneficiaries too.

Collins87:
This is my advise to the goverment. They should give permanency to only the N-Teach, and only those with a degree in Education! Simple.