The Federal Government says no date has been announced for the exit of the first batch of volunteers enrolled under the N-Power scheme.

Justice Bibiye, Communications Manager, National Social Investment Office (NSIO), in a statement on Friday in Abuja, urged the public to disregard social media reports about current status of the programme.

He said that the Federal Government was liaising with state governments and the private sector to provide permanent engagement for the N-Power beneficiaries.

Introduced in 2016 by President Muhammadu Buhari, the N-power Programme, is a graduate and non-graduate job enhancement scheme.

The objective is to enable them acquire the requisite skills, knowledge and experience for entrepreneurship and self sufficiency at the culmination of their tenure on the programme.

The N-Power beneficiaries are then provided with N30, 000 monthly stipend and devices to aid their learning and skills development.

Bibiye said that progress was already being recorded in the programme as many beneficiaries had already started taking ownership of their lives by setting up small businesses with earnings from the N-power programme.

“Consequently, the Federal Government is already in talks with state governments and the private sector to solicit support for permanent engagement of the N-Power beneficiaries, who by virtue of their exposure to the work environment in the last two years have now garnered the needed experience to effectively operate in the industry.”

The communications manager said that the former Special Adviser to the President on Social Investment, Mrs Maryam Uwais, was recently in Yenegoa, Bayelsa State, to inaugurate the National Home Grown School Feeding Programme.

He said the Uwais also intimated N-power beneficiaries of plans by government to assist them get a sustainable means of income as they prepared to exit the programme.

Bibiye said that Uwais also used the opportunity to encourage state governments to retain volunteers who provided services in schools and other public and private institutions in their states.

“Uwais was joined by Bayelsa government officials to ramp up on some ongoing social intervention programmes, including Marketnoni, Tradermoni.

“She also met with the Conditional Cash Transfer officials and beneficiaries in the state saying that the Federal Government through partnerships with some key private sector players is looking out for employment opportunities in the areas of Education, ICT, Agriculture, Security among others for the graduating N-power volunteers,” Bibiye said.

https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/no-exit-date-yet-for-first-batch-of-n-power-beneficiaries-fg.html

BUHARI AMAKA.

Next level of cluelessness exemplified by this awful administration.

Mumu people, I am certain no top politician children are in this cos it a worthless sum which they still find difficult to pay.
Useless buhari
Foolish afolabi
Incompetent government
Stupid program

Create better jobs for the youth or better still create enabling environment for entrepreneurs to succeed.. 30k stipend is just too small.

Signs of End Time

Do they collect salary ?

Why haven't they paid last month yet? To believe some families rely on this Npower for Sallah celebration. Its a pity!!

Hmmm

The scheme seems to be overwhelming the government at the moment. Irregularities in payment is the norm now. It just too sad for the grads involved init being treated like the money is just a federal 'dash' when they worked super hard for it

Good development

KahlDrogo:
You show a behavior that resembles that of a shiite ibo. What is wrong with this news that is vexing you?

Artifical intellegence fall on you bro!

They are yet to pay July stipend and I know husband and wife(Muslims), who're beneficiaries of the program.

And to even think of this scheme is the only source of survival for some family, I pray God will visit every fellow that is seeking for better jobs ,30k is something at the same time is NOTHING

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KahlDrogo:
You show a behavior that resembles that of a shiite ibo. What is wrong with this news that is vexing you?

Always mentioning tribe.Are you alright?

jtjohn:
Create better jobs for the youth or better still create enabling environment for entrepreneurs to succeed.. 30k stipend is just too small.

they are about to lose even this 30k self .

chii8:
They are yet to pay July stipend and I know husband and wife(Muslims), who're beneficiaries of the program.

it's an unworthy stress to rely on government jobs to live your life. tell them i said so.

Npower this, npower that
Why not make a living online for yourself and forget all these stress?
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KahlDrogo:
You show a behavior that resembles that of a shiite ibo. What is wrong with this news that is vexing you?

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chii8:
They are yet to pay July stipend and I know husband and wife(Muslims), who're beneficiaries of the program.

Sister, they are paying, the first batch are still collecting their money, likewise the second batch.

haaaaaaaaa:
This is not the issue.
Pay this volunteers their July stipend for God sake. Today's date is August 10.

They have been paid.

You want state government to employ them so that later you claim that Buhari has employed 10 million youths

naijaschoolguru:

They have been paid.

Were you the one that paid them?

Npower is illuminati,

This government, how will PDP states absorb n-power members when they were not the one that recruited these people.

The one good thing I thought bubu had done...... now them no knw how to give am better ending..... just like most Nigerian films. wetin concern me sef before all these bubu fanatics go begin chop me raw

Wow
At last i'm on nairaland