THE Federal Government has promised to offset  four months arrears of stipends it owed N-Power Build trainees, saying  that it would  launch a petty trader loan scheme called Trade Money.

LAGOS—THE Federal Government, said yesterday, that it will not impose the absorption of 136,000 youths currently employed as Teaching Assistants, under its N-power programme in various states across the country, once the first phase expires in December. 

Ekiti-A group under the aegis of Ekiti Development Front (EDF), yesterday
disclosed that no fewer than 6.8 million Nigerians have benefited from the federal government empowerment programme tagged N-power.

The Edo State Government has scheduled physical verification for pre-selected applicants for N-Power Creative, N-Power Tech Hardware and N-Power Tech Software of the Federal Government’s Social Investment Programme, in the state.

Scores of batch ‘A’ N-Power Teach beneficiaries, a social investment programme designed to engage unemployed graduates interested in teaching, have expressed fear over the two years limit of the programme.

Buhari/Osinbajo solidarity Forum, an NGO fronting for re-election of President Buhari and Osinbajo towards better Nigeria, has called on the Federal Government to offer permanent and pensionable appointment to N-Power beneficiaries in the country.

The July 14 governorship poll in Ekiti State took an interesting dimension as beneficiaries of the Federal Government N-Power scheme yesterday campaigned for the Deputy Governor Olusola Kolapo Eleka.

ABUJA—A professor of Economics from the Nassarawa State University, Keffi, Professor Uche Uwaleke, said the N-Power Volunteer Scheme introduced by the current administration has created jobs for over 200,000 unemployed graduates in the 36 states and Abuja.

The Federal Government has cautioned youths against being duped by scammers that are claiming they have jobs to offer through the N-Power programme.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ebonyi, said on Wednesday that 11,700 persons benefitted from the Federal Government’s N-Power empowerment scheme in the state.

Federal Government has commenced the compilation of successful N-Power candidates in Adamawa State for the 2017/2018 programme.

Some beneficiaries of the social intervention programme dubbed N-Power Scheme on Saturday in Abuja urged the Federal Government to pay them their monthly stipends.

N-Power begins physical verification of 300,000 volunteers Dec. 4

Applicants for the 2017 N-Power can now start checking their pre-selection status on the portal, www.npower.gov.ng/n-power/check.

The Convener of Concerned Nigerians, Deji Adeyanju has said, President Muhammadu Buhari’s model of Job creation through the N-Power programme is flawed.