The Federal Government of Nigeria empowerment scheme, N-Power, on Thursday confirmed date to announce candidates
selected for physical verification. The information was contained in a
statement on its official Twitter handle, @npower_ng
”We promised you that
you would be the first to know and we have kept that promise. From 11.30pm
Monday, November 20th, 2017 applicants can check if they have been pre-selected
for Physical Verification.”
Meanwhile, the presidency
has stated that a total of 176,160 graduate beneficiaries had been
deployed under N-Power. This is contained in a
book titled: ‘Making Steady, Sustainable Progress for Nigeria’s Peace and
Prosperity: A Mid-Term Report Card on the Buhari Administration’ co-authored by
the Presidential Media Team.
The book stated that
N-Power programme has reached 200,000 beneficiaries from all 36 states
including the FCT. However, it noted that out of
the 25,840 selected applicants left, 11,884 beneficiaries were disqualified
after physical verification or had incomplete records, adding that the
remaining 13,956 beneficiaries were absent from physical verification.
It said in other to
ensure gender balance, 46 per cent of the total 200,000 beneficiaries selected
were female while 1,126 applicants with disabilities were also picked.
Government further
disclosed that a centralized Project Management Unit was being set up to
monitor and evaluate the programme across the country. “In addition to this, a
MoU has been reached with the National Orientation Agency to also carry out
monitoring and evaluation in all 36 states including the FCT,” the book said.
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