Tag: N-Power
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Just In: Popular musician, D’banj arrested for N-Power fraud
Popular Nigerian musician Oladapo Oyebanji, popularly known as D’banj, has been arrested and detained by Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). According to Premium Times, the 42-year-old was arrested and detained on Tuesday after ICPC operatives closed in on him, forcing him to surrender himself at the agency’s headquarters in Abuja.
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N-Power: FG approves N14 billion to train non-graduates
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday in Abuja approved over N14 billion to train 50,000 non-graduates of N-power for a period of nine months.
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FG mulls expansion of N-Power beneficiaries from 500,000 to 1 million
The Federal Government says it will expand the N-Power programme from the present 500,000 beneficiaries to one million. President Muhammadu Buhari said this in a message to commemorate the 2021 Workers’ Day celebration on Saturday in Abuja. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that the 2021 Workers’ Day theme is ”COVID-19, Social and Economic Crises: Challenges for Decent…
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Minister announces good news for exited N-Power beneficiaries
Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, says discussions are ongoing to ensure that exited and eligible N-Power beneficiaries are absorbed into government programmes. Farouq in a statement on Thursday in Abuja by her Special Assistant on Media, Mrs Nneka Anibeze, said exited beneficiaries should exercise more patience and…
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FG extends N-Power application by two weeks
The Federal Government has extended the N-Power batch C online application by two weeks. The online application process, which began on June 26, 2020, was scheduled to close on Sunday, July 26, 2020. The Federal Government explained the extension will afford interested youths the opportunity to also register. It also said the number of applications…
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PMB, Humanitarian Affairs Minister bag awards over the implementation of N- Power Batch C, other social programs for Nigerians
President Muhammadu Buhari and Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya, were bestowed with awards on Tuesday at the N-Power Annual Beneficiaries Awards following the successful commencement of N-Power Batch C and other social development schemes in the country. The special recognition was championed by the N- Power Nationwide Beneficiaries Forum…
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Policy Experts Hail Commencement of N- Power Batch ‘C’ programme
Policy experts in Nigeria have hailed the introduction and ongoing registration of the N- Power Batch ‘C’ Scheme, saying it is a welcome development for the realisation of President Muhammadu Buhari’s agenda for the positive transformation of the Nigerian economy through youth empowerment. The experts who spoke at a virtual workshop organised by the Youth…
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Understanding Minister Sadiya Farouq and the necessity of N- Power ‘Batch C’
By Abimbola Oluyede Nigerians are complex people to lead. Sometimes, authorities struggle to understand where the people are displeased, excited or unexcited by policies or programmes. What seems to gain currency in the Nigerian market in political and social engagements, however, is to either hate the leader or disparage whatever he does good or bad.…
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Senate President denies receiving N-Power slots from Ministry
The Office of the Senate President, has denied media reports that the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, had allocated N-Power recruitment slots to the Senate President and other lawmakers. Mr Ola Awoniyi, Special Adviser (Media), to President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, made the denial in a statement, in Abuja on Saturday. “The…
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N-Power: Earlier registrations on portal null and void, says job office
The office of the Job Creation and Empowerment Initiative of the Social Investment Programme of the Nigerian Government has said earlier registrations made on the N-Power portal are null and void. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports this information is contained on the official Twitter account of the Job Creation and Empowerment Initiative of the Social Investment Programme…