FG to review employment status of N-Power Beneficiaries who requested for N600k grant

FG has revealed its intention to review the list of demands presented by the present N-Power Batch A and B beneficiaries.

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Daily Times gathered that the N-Power beneficiaries who are about to exit the programme held a rally at the National Assembly Complex last week, requesting FG to re-employ them as they pay them a grant of N600,000 each.

According to reports, some N-Power beneficiaries who are about to exit the programme held a rally at the National Assembly Complex last week, requesting FG to employ them as well as pay them a grant of N600,000 each.

Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar-Farouq, who disclosed this in a tweet on Sunday night stated, “I received the news of a protest at the National Assembly by N-Power Batch A and B beneficiaries who presented a list of demands which we are reviewing and will address as practically possible.

“Let me reiterate that the exiting of Batch A and B is not punitive but as a means of providing an opportunity for their brothers and sisters to also access the programme.

“Batch A and B beneficiaries remain our pride and worthy ambassadors,” She added.

Meanwhile, Daily Times reports that the N-Power scheme was set up  President Muhammadu Buhari on 8 June 2016, to address the issues of youth unemployment and help increase social development