Federal government has extended online application for N-Power jobs in the 2020 Batch C programme.
The N-Power is a scheme set up in June 2016 to address the issues of youth unemployment and help increase social development.
Sadiya Umar Farouq, minister of humanitarian affairs, disaster management and social development, announced the extension in a series of tweets late Sunday.
The application portal was earlier scheduled to close on July 26, but Farouq said an extension will be made to allow for more inclusiveness in the application process.
She tweeted;
One month after the portal opened for Batch C applications we are happy to announce that we have received over 5m applications underlining enthusiasm for the programme.
— Sadiya Umar Farouq (@Sadiya_farouq) July 26, 2020
Farouq added;
In a bid to extend the opportunity to all Nigerians and ensure it is truly inclusive. The portal will close at midnight on August 8th, 2020.
In a bid to extend the opportunity to all Nigerians and ensure it is truly inclusive. The portal will close at midnight on August 8th, 2020.
— Sadiya Umar Farouq (@Sadiya_farouq) July 26, 2020
The N-Power programme has so far enrolled 500,000 beneficiaries; they include 200,000 from Batch A that commenced in September 2016, and 300,000 from Batch B which started in August 2018.
Farouq also reacted to a protest by members of batches A and B at the national assembly last week.
The enrollees protested unpaid stipends and also demanded N600,000 each in form of grants to establish themselves.
The minister said the exit of both batches is meant to provide the same opportunity for other Nigerians.
I received news of a protest at the National Assembly by N-Power Batch A and B beneficiaries who presented a list of demands which we are reviewing and will address as practically possible.
— Sadiya Umar Farouq (@Sadiya_farouq) July 26, 2020
She added;
Let me reiterate that the exiting of Batch A and B is not punitive but as a means of providing an opportunity for their brothers and sisters to also access the programme. Batch A and B beneficiaries remain our pride and worthy ambassadors.
— Sadiya Umar Farouq (@Sadiya_farouq) July 26, 2020
