FG announces new plan for N-power beneficiaries

The Federal government on Wednesday has announced the new plan for exiting N-power beneficiaries, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq, gave the update.

Newsflash had earlier reported that the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development had set up the N-power Exit (NEXIT) portal in collaboration with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to enable exited N-power beneficiaries log on to and “apply for the various economic, empowerment and entrepreneurship options provided by the CBN,”

The Minister said N-Power beneficiaries, who have concluded the two-year job programme, will now be able to access permanent job opportunities or business prospects.

This is part of the newly-activated N-power exit strategy, NAN reports.

The initiative is for Batches A and B of the N-Power programme.

Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq, gave the update on Wednesday.

She spoke at the 4th annual review of the Home Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP).

Under the plan, 200,000 beneficiaries will be engaged as financial services operators under the Shared Agent Network Expansion Facility (SANEF).

The scheme is operated by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

“Plans have been concluded for the transition of the N-power Batch A and B through the creation of the NEXIT portal, which would allow those who choose to sign up to access other government empowerment opportunities.

“A beneficiary management system for the NSIPs is expected to be deployed in 2021. It would have the capacity to manage payments, address grievances and improve dissemination of information”, Sadiya said.

The government said another 30,000 beneficiaries have been engaged as geospatial experts and enumerators in the Economic Sustainability Plan’s Mass Agric programme.

Others will have the option of benefiting from the Government Enterprise and Empowerment Programme (GEEP) micro-enterprise loans.

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