Breaking: Goodnews as Buhari increases N-Power beneficiaries from 500,000 to 1,000,000
- President Buhari has directed an increase in the number of N-Power beneficiaries in order to reduce the unemployment level in Nigeria
- The Nigerian leader on Friday, Octover 1, increased the number of beneficiaries from 500, 000 to 1,000,000
- Buhari in his nationwide address said he is committed to lifting 100m Nigerians out of poverty in 10 years
Abuja - In his efforts to get President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the increase of N-Power beneficiaries by one million.
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the increase in the number of N-Power program beneficiaries from 500,000 to 1,000,000.
Source: Facebook
Legit.ng gathered that the president disclosed this in his nationwide broadcast to Nigerians to mark the nation’s 61st independence on Friday, October 1.
In the address shared by presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina on Facebook, Buhari explained that this was due to the positive impact of our Social Investment Programs.
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He said:
"Out of this, 510,000 have started the programme while the competitive selection process for onboarding the outstanding 490,000 beneficiaries is in progress."
Confirming the development, President Buhari said his administration remains committed to the plan to lift 100m Nigerians out of poverty in 10 years.
N-Power Batch C: FG sends fresh information to shortlisted applicants
This is coming days after the federal government, through the ministry of humanitarian affairs, disaster management and social development released new information on the N-Power Batch C (stream 1) programme.
The information on the website of the ministry, https://nasims.gov.ng/, indicates that all shortlisted applicants are requested to immediately enrol their biometric data to qualify for the final selection stage of the programme.
The ministry instructed the shortlisted candidates to follow some steps. According to the information, after successful enrolment, the applicants should check the "verification" tab of their self-service portal to confirm if the capture was successful.
FG releases names of shortlisted candidates for N-Power Batch C
Meanwhile, Legit.ng had previously reported that the full list of successful candidates for the N-Power Batch C stream was on Monday, August 23, released by the federal government.
It was reported that the announcement was made by the National Social Investment Management System (NASIMS) on its website: https://nasims.gov.ng/news.
NASIMS said all applicants are expected to update their profile and take tests for possible shortlisting to the next stage of the N-Power application process.
Source: Legit.ng
