While the 200,000 have been selected about two weeks ago, their names have now been sent to state governments and the FCT who would deploy them to their specific programme assignments.
The names would also be published this week on the N-Power
internet portal, while the participants would start receiving SMS
messages informing them of their selection as from Monday
November 21, 2016.
State governments and the FCT are also encouraged to post the
names of the successful first batch applicants in their local
government areas while there would be further public
announcements.
Between now and the end of the month, the states and the FCT
would be engaged in deploying the graduates who would
formally start working and earning their stipends on December
1, 2016.
Of the 200,000 first batch, 150,000 of them would teach, 30,000
would work in the Agric sector and 20,000 in Healthcare
delivery covering the three specific programme assignments.
The N-Power Volunteer Corps is an expression of President
Muhammadu Buhari’s commitment to invest in the human
capital development of Nigerian citizens, particularly our young
people. The N-Power programmme is also an innovative means
to enhance ailing public services in the area of basic education
and primary healthcare. Also in the agric sector, it is aimed at
achieving self-sufficiency by giving our farmers relevant
advisory services.
The Federal Government of Nigeria hereby congratulates all
200,000 successful applicants in the first batch, and they are
encouraged to take this opportunity seriously by learning the
skills that will brighten their future. They are also implored to
serve their communities with commitment and dedication.
For those who have not been selected at this time, there is a
waiting list based on the total number of applicants, and
subsequent batches will absorb more of the qualified
applicants.
All together, the N-Power will engage and train 500,000 young
unemployed graduates.
It is a paid volunteering programme of
a 2-year duration that engages graduates in their immediate
communities, where they will assist in improving the
inadequacies in the education, health, and agriculture sectors.
The 500,000 graduates under the N-Power Corps programme
will be trained in skills that will enable them exit after two years
to economically viable job and business opportunities.
As part of the programme, the participnts would own tablets
that will contain information necessary for their specific
engagements, as well as information for their continuous
training and developments.
Participants will be provided teaching, instructional, and
advisory solutions in 4 main focus areas, and will be paid a
monthly stipend of N30,000 during the programme. The 4 main
focus areas are in basic education, agriculture extension
services, public health and community education (civic and
adult education).
Besides the N-Power programme for undergraduates, there are
other schemes for non-graduates.
These are: N-Power
Knowledge, which would select 25,000 young Nigerians and N-
Power Build 75,000, all of whom shall be trained and paid
during the duration of the scheme.
Laolu Akande
Senior Special Assistant on Media & Publicity
In the Office of the Vice President
November 20, 2016
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