There is no plan by President Muhammadu Buhari to absorb some
N-power volunteers into the Federal Civil Service on June 12 the
Federal Government has clarified on Saturday.
The Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster
Management and Social Development, in a statement by its Deputy
Director, Information, Rhoda Iliya, described the report as “fake
news”.
It said information regarding the Scheme or the National Social
Investment Programme would be issued through the appropriate
channels.
The statement reads: “The attention of the Federal Ministry of
Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development,
has been drawn to the fake news trending on social media that
President Muhammadu Buhari will on June 12 broadcast to the nation
the absorption of N-Power Batch A Volunteers into the Federal Civil
Service.
“The Ministry is hereby calling on the public to disregard the
message and consider it as fake news.
“Any information on N-Power or the National Social Investment
Programme will be issued through the appropriate Federal Government
channels.”
The N-Power Programme was inaugurated by the FG in 2016 under
the National Social Investment Programme.
It was aimed at lifting citizens out of poverty through capacity
building, investment, and direct support.
The ministry said the effort also contributed to the
government’s vision of lifting 100 million people out of poverty by
creating opportunities to enhance the productivity of the Nigerian
youth.
The programme had enrolled 500,000 beneficiaries thus far,
200,000 from Batch A which started in September 2016 and 300,000
from Batch B, which kicked off in August 2018.
The beneficiaries were supposed to spend 24 months on the
programme but Batch A beneficiaries have spent over 40 months.
The ministry said the Batch A beneficiaries were denying other
Nigerians an opportunity to access the programme and gain skills
for entrepreneurship and employment.
There is no plan by President Muhammadu Buhari to absorb some
N-power volunteers into the Federal Civil Service on June 12 the
Federal Government has clarified on Saturday.
The Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster
Management and Social Development, in a statement by its Deputy
Director, Information, Rhoda Iliya, described the report as “fake
news”.
It said information regarding the Scheme or the National Social
Investment Programme would be issued through the appropriate
channels.
The statement reads: “The attention of the Federal Ministry of
Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development,
has been drawn to the fake news trending on social media that
President Muhammadu Buhari will on June 12 broadcast to the nation
the absorption of N-Power Batch A Volunteers into the Federal Civil
Service.
“The Ministry is hereby calling on the public to disregard the
message and consider it as fake news.
“Any information on N-Power or the National Social Investment
Programme will be issued through the appropriate Federal Government
channels.”
The N-Power Programme was inaugurated by the FG in 2016 under
the National Social Investment Programme.
It was aimed at lifting citizens out of poverty through capacity
building, investment, and direct support.
The ministry said the effort also contributed to the
government’s vision of lifting 100 million people out of poverty by
creating opportunities to enhance the productivity of the Nigerian
youth.
The programme had enrolled 500,000 beneficiaries thus far,
200,000 from Batch A which started in September 2016 and 300,000
from Batch B, which kicked off in August 2018.
The beneficiaries were supposed to spend 24 months on the
programme but Batch A beneficiaries have spent over 40 months.
The ministry said the Batch A beneficiaries were denying other
Nigerians an opportunity to access the programme and gain skills
for entrepreneurship and employment.