N-Power

Over 5 million applied for N-Power Batch-C — FG

Over 5 million applied for N-Power Batch-C — FG

Closes registrations By Joseph Erunke – Abuja The Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development said over five million Nigerians registered for the N-Power Batch C. This came as it announced the official closing of registration of Batch C of the scheme. The ministry, in a statement, Tuesday by Halima Oyelade, Special Assistant […]
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FG begins enrollment of new set of N-Power beneficiaries June 26

FG begins enrollment of new set of N-Power beneficiaries June 26

By Joseph Erunke THE Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development has announced the commencement of enrolment for a new batch of N-Power beneficiaries effective June 26, 2020. The N-Power Programme was inaugurated by President Muhammadu Buhari in 2016 under the National Social Investment Programme (NSIP) with the mandate of lifting citizens […]

N-Power Batch C and Matters Arising

N-Power Batch C and Matters Arising

By Dan Ochonu There seems to be an uprising concerning the decision of the Honorable Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development to introduce new beneficiaries into the N-Power scheme under a revised and robust template that would be of utmost benefit to the teeming youthful population in the country. I am sure […]

Non payment: Forward your particulars for verification, FG tells N-POWER beneficiaries

Non payment: Forward your particulars for verification, FG tells N-POWER beneficiaries

Insists May payment made By Joseph Erunke THE Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development has refuted claims by some N-POWER beneficiaries that they were being owed up to three months payments. To this end, it challenged those with such claims to come forward by forwarding their particulars to the ministry for verification […]

FG refutes claims of owing N-Power beneficiaries 3-month payment

FG refutes claims of owing N-Power beneficiaries 3-month payment

By Joseph Erunke – Abuja The Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development has refuted claims by some N-POWER beneficiaries that they were being owed up to three months payments. To this end, it challenged those with such claims to come forward by forwarding their particulars to the ministry for verification and appropriate […]

N-POWER: Report on planned absorption of beneficiaries into civil service fake, says FG

N-POWER: Report on planned absorption of beneficiaries into civil service fake, says FG

By Joseph Erunke ABUJA – THE federal government has dismissed report in some quarters that it was making arrangements to absorb N-POWER volunteers into the civil service. To this end, it asked the public to disregard the rumour trending, especially on the social media to the effect that President Muhammadu Buhari will on June 12 […]

N-Power and Sadiya Farouk’s detractors

N-Power and Sadiya Farouk’s detractors

By Emma Agu In my early days as editor, one day, as I agonised openly over what I had considered was a misreading of my intentions leading, at times, to hostility towards me, my colleague Tony Nzotta, asked me to come over to the newsroom. Nzotta had a penchant for the dramatic. Once we got […]