N-Power: Registration Of New Beneficiaries Begins June 26

The Federal Government says it will soon begin the recruitment of a new batch of N-Power beneficiaries.

This was disclosed on Friday, 19th June, by Rhoda Iliya, spokesperson to the humanitarian affairs, disaster management and social development ministry.

“We have commenced the transitioning of beneficiaries from Batches A and B into government entrepreneurship schemes and engaging private sector bodies to absorb some of the beneficiaries after the completion of psychometric assessment to determine competency and placement into various opportunities,” Iliya said.

“The Federal government is committed to the continuation and expansion and as such will now begin enrolment and onboarding of a new Batch of beneficiaries.”

The N-Power Programme was floated by President Muhammadu Buhari in 2016 under the National Social Investment Programme (NSIP) with the intent of mitigating poverty among citizens in the country.

The programme, since its inception in September 2016, has covered 500,000 Nigerians across various sectors – agriculture, health, education, and tax.

Iliya notes that Batch A will quit June 30, 2020, while Batch B will follow suit on July 31, 2020.

Iliya further said an “online portal would be open to receive applications from noon on June 26, 2020 and will provide a level playing field for all applicants.”