FG To Flag-Off 774,000 Jobs On Tuesday

The Federal Government says it has concluded all arrangements
about the extended Special Public Works (SPW) Programme designed to
engage 774,000 unemployed persons nationwide after three
consecutive postponements.

The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo,
had on Sunday night via his official Twitter handle, explained that
the President, Muhammadu Buhari had approved the commencement of
the initiative.

He had tweeted, “President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the
take off of the Special Public Works Programme (engaging 774 ,000
unemployed itinerant Nigerians) to begin nationwide on Tuesday,
January 5th, 2021. All NDE state structures are already in top gear
for the take-off ceremonies.”

Recall that the programme, designed to employ 1,000 Nigerians
from each of the 774 local government areas in the country was
initially scheduled for launch on October 1, 2020.

It was, however, halted following the power-play between Keyamo
and a former the Director-General, National Directorate of
Employment, Nasir Ladan Argungu, who was sacked December 8, last
year.

The initiative was listed to be funded from the N60bn COVID-19
Intervention Fund, according to the Minister of Finance, Budget and
National Planning, Zainab Ahmed and each of the 774,000 workers
will earn N 20,000 monthly for three months duration of the job,
amounting to about N46.44 billion.

The ministers are expected to launch the scheme in their
respective states in collaboration with the governors.

The Federal Government says it has concluded all arrangements
about the extended Special Public Works (SPW) Programme designed to
engage 774,000 unemployed persons nationwide after three
consecutive postponements.

The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo,
had on Sunday night via his official Twitter handle, explained that
the President, Muhammadu Buhari had approved the commencement of
the initiative.

He had tweeted, “President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the
take off of the Special Public Works Programme (engaging 774 ,000
unemployed itinerant Nigerians) to begin nationwide on Tuesday,
January 5th, 2021. All NDE state structures are already in top gear
for the take-off ceremonies.”

Recall that the programme, designed to employ 1,000 Nigerians
from each of the 774 local government areas in the country was
initially scheduled for launch on October 1, 2020.

It was, however, halted following the power-play between Keyamo
and a former the Director-General, National Directorate of
Employment, Nasir Ladan Argungu, who was sacked December 8, last
year.

The initiative was listed to be funded from the N60bn COVID-19
Intervention Fund, according to the Minister of Finance, Budget and
National Planning, Zainab Ahmed and each of the 774,000 workers
will earn N 20,000 monthly for three months duration of the job,
amounting to about N46.44 billion.

The ministers are expected to launch the scheme in their
respective states in collaboration with the governors.