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In a recent development, President Bola Tinubu has sanctioned the immediate suspension and launch of a probe into the conduct of a high-ranking official overseeing the National Social Investment Program Agency. This decision follows allegations of financial impropriety within the agency’s operations. The embattled official, Ms. Halima Shehu, served as the National Coordinator and CEO…
The long-overdue payments owed to beneficiaries of the N-Power program by the former administration of President Muhammadu Buhari are finally being settled by the current government. According to Betta Edu, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, the process of disbursing arrears commenced on Wednesday and will persist until every beneficiary receives their outstanding…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced that it will begin disbursing the nine-month backlog of payments to N-Power beneficiaries in November. Alongside this update, the government has also unveiled a new name for the Programme, which is now called the Renewed Hope Job Creation Programme (RHJCP). Akindele Egbuwalo, the National Programme Manager of N-Power,…
The Nigerian Federal Government has taken the decision to indefinitely suspend the N-Power program, a flagship initiative aimed at addressing youth unemployment and fostering social development. Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, made the announcement during an interview on TVC News, citing a series of irregularities within the program as the primary…