Tag: 774000 Special jobs
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Keyamo denies plans by reps to investigate alleged failure of 774,000 special jobs, says scheme successful, over N40b paid to beneficiaries
The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, on Friday described the Special Public Works Scheme initiated by the Federal Government as successful.
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FG’s 774,000 special jobs illegal – PDP Reps
A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) caucus in the House of Representatives on Monday described the 774,000 jobs to be created by the Federal Government in the 774 Local Government Areas across the country as an illegal scheme. It also said the scheme known as Special Public Works Programme (SWP) did not only…
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National Assembly, Keyamo and 774,000 special jobs, By Ehichioya Ezomon
By Ehichioya Ezomon Lately, Nigerians were treated to a back-and-forth argument over whose responsibility it is to implement the 774,000 short-term job openings, worth N52 billion, under the Special Public Works (SPW) programme in the 774 local government areas in the country. The disagreement has culminated in the House of Representatives declaring the portfolio of…
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Rivers pulls out of FG’s 774,000 jobs
The Rivers State Government has withdrawn from the selection of candidates for Federal Government’s 774,000 special project jobs. The Special Adviser to Governor Nyesom Wike on NDDC Matters, Erastus Awortu, announced this on Wednesday in a letter to the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo (SAN). He accused the Chairman of the…
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JUST IN: Buhari snubs NASS, directs Keyamo to proceed with 774,000 special jobs
President Muhammadu Buhari has given Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, the go ahead to recruit 774, 000 Nigerians under the Special Public Works Progamme (SPW). Recall that the National Assembly had told Keyamo to halt action on the planned recruitment, as the minister did not consult them before embarking on such…