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N-Power

  • Founder: Muhammadu Buhari
  • Formation: 8 June 2016
  • Minister in-charge: Sadiya Umar Farouq

N-Power is a program under the social investment program of the Federal Government of Nigeria. It aims to tackle youth unemployment and re-energize public service delivery in four key sectors: Education, Agriculture, Health, and Vocational Training.

The program is designed to target Nigerians between the ages of 18 and 35 to acquire and develop life-long skills for becoming change makers in their communities.

N-Power Community

The N-Power community is a Facebook group that serves as a platform for volunteers of the national social investment program (NSIP) to discuss and share information.

N-Power Batch A, B, and C

N-Power Batch A, B, and C are different batches of the program. Batch A was launched in June 2016, Batch B in August 2018, and Batch C in August 2020. Each batch has several categories such as N-Teach, N-Health, N-Agro, N-Build, N-Creative, and N-Tech.

The program is a paid two-year duration aimed at engaging beneficiaries in their states of residence. The Federal Government recently inaugurated over 510,000 N-Power Batch C stream 1 across the country.

  1. A, June 2016: N-Teach, N-Health, N-Agro
  2. B, August 2018: N-Teach, N-Health, N-Agro
  3. C, August 2020: N-Teach, N-Health, N-Agro, N-Build, N-Creative, and N-Tech

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