N-Power

Ogun Govt To Empower Disengaged N-Power Beneficiaries

August 18, 2020 10:54 am

The Ogun State government said it has opened another window of opportunity for disengaged Federal Government-owned N-power beneficiaries to become entrepreneurs in the agricultural sector.

This was contained in a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Kunle Somorin, on Monday.

Somorin stated that the disengaged Npower beneficiaries could venture into various agricultural intervention programmes of the Ogun State government.

It was gathered that the programmes are particularly designed to encourage start-up agric-businesses and promote up-scaling of smallholders’ farmers.

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N-Power: 5M Candidates Applied For Batch C Enrollment – Farouq

August 11, 2020 11:43 am

The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq has said that no fewer than five million candidates have applied for the N-Power program.

The Minister made the disclosure in a statement on Tuesday by her Special Assistant on Strategic Communication, Mrs Halima Oyelade.

She said that the registration which commenced on June 26 was to end on July 26 but was extended by two weeks.

“A total of 5,042,001 Nigerian youths have applied as at the end of the registration.

“Due diligence will be applied during the next stages of the selection to ensure

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N-power Portal Was Not Hacked, It Is Secured ― FG

June 29, 2020 10:54 am

The federal government on Sunday has debunked reports that the N-Power portal had been hacked. Rather, the government said the portal was not only secured but also that it had not been compromised in any way.

This was as it also disclosed that more than one million applications were received from intending N-Power enrollees across the country in less than 48 hours.

The Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, in a statement, Sunday night, through its Deputy Director Information, Rhoda Iliya, said, “Over 1,000,000 applications have been received from across the Federation in less than 48 …

We Are Overhauling N-Power, Scrutinizing Payments – FG

February 23, 2020 12:25 pm

The President Muhammadu Buhari government has vowed to overhaul the National Social Investment Programmes, NSIPs.

This was contained in a statement to DAILY POST on Sunday by Rhoda Ishaku Iliya, Assistant Director (Information) in the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development.

The statement said that the Ministry had begun the process of rigorous overhauling of N-Power and other social investment programmes to ensure maximum transparency, greater efficiency and more prudent application of resources.

It said the process of overhauling the programmes will involve observing and enforcing due diligence in the National Social Investment Programmes (NSIPs) processes to

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