N-POWER: FG beings payment of N30, 000 stipends

The Federal Government has commenced the payment of the N30, 000 monthly stipends for
beneficiaries of the N-Power scheme -the job creation programme of the Buhari presidency.
The N-Power programme is designed to engage the teeming and massive numbers of
unemployed Nigerian graduates from tertiary institutions across the country.

The Senior Special Assistant, Media and Publicity,Office of the Vice President, Mr Laolu
Akande, disclosed this in an interview on Friday, stating that “ all successfully verified
beneficiaries who have provided bank accounts are being processed for payment.’’
According to the presidential media aide, “some beneficiaries will receive their first
stipends today -December 30.’’

Mr Akande said the process of payment would continue after the New Year Public holiday,
urging beneficiaries of subsequent batch of the scheme to take seriously their virtual
training.

“Already, close to 50% of the 200,000 unemployed graduates selected in the first
batch of N-Power job program have now been verified and being processed for December
stipends’ payment. “This process will continue and some will  receive their stipends after the New Year
public holiday, starting from Tuesday, 3rd of
January.
“ N-Power Volunteer Corps members are
encouraged to take their virtual training
seriously over this period,’’ Mr Akande said.
Mr Laolu also encouraged states who had yet
to conclude the physical verification process
to do so, “as that would enable the N-Power
beneficiaries in those states to draw from its
benefits & empowerment offers.’’
The unemployed graduates selected for the N-
POWER programme are given assignments
that will help to address issues in schools,
hospitals and other areas in communities
across the country.
A total of 150,000 out of the 200,000 selected
in the first phase of the scheme would be
deployed as support teachers to help address
shortage of teachers in schools at the basic
and secondary levels.
Another 30, 000 graduates would work as
extension workers in various communities
which will expectedly aid the government’s
diversification agenda.
In strengthening community health services in
line with the agenda of the Buhari
administration, 20,000 graduates would be
deployed as community health aides, under
the first phase of the programme.
The Federal Government is overseeing the
programme by way of providing the funding
but the project is going to be implemented in
the states by the state governments.

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