Economy

Nigerian Government Says N-Power Batch C Had 6.4 Million Applications

Thursday, March 24, 2022 at 5:36 PM by Pascal Oparada

About 6.4 million Nigerians youths have applied for federal government's N-Power Batch-C Programme, according to the Nigerian government Minister
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq said this recently
According to her, successful beneficiaries of the scheme had started various businesses in their respective communities through the programme

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About 6.4 million Nigerians youths stated interests to join the Nigerian government’s N-Power Batch-C youth programme, according to the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq.

The scheme was set up by the Buhari government in June 2016 to tackle youth unemployment in the country and enhance social development, The Punch report says.

Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq. Credit: Joy Ibe
Source: UGC

According to the humanitarian ministry, during an open house event for internally displaced persons in Abuja on Tuesday, March 22, 2022, Farouq stated that 510,000 applicants were enlisted while 490,000 would come on board.

How the N-Power scheme helped Nigerians

She said the ministry successfully achieved the 500,000 Batches A and B N-Power beneficiaries in 2020 and got about 6.4 million applications for Batch-C.

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The minister said the two batches, that accounted for 109,000 beneficiaries, have started their own businesses in their respective communities.

Concerning the the setting up of the National Policy on IDP, the minister stated that the policy received the nod of the Federal Executive Council in September 2021.

“It will meet their assistance and protection needs during displacement, and ensure their rehabilitation, return, reintegration and relocation after displacement.”

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