N-Power: FG extends application by one month
The Federal Government wants more young Nigerians to try and be part of its N-power programme.
That’s why it has extended the timeline for the N-Power online jobs and training applications till the end of August.
This was revealed in a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the Vice-President on Media and Publicity, Mr Laolu Akande on Monday.
The application process was initially billed to close on July 25 after it opened on June 12.
It will now close on August 31.
The statement reads:
“However, being very keen on keeping its promise of empowering and uplifting young Nigerians by improving their livelihood and creating opportunities such as this (in an as inclusive and diverse manner), the Federal Government is providing an additional grace period for more young Nigerians to access the N-Power opportunity.
“The new deadline for the receipt of applications is now Wednesday, August 31, 2016.
“N-Power is one of the initiatives of the N500bn President Muhammadu Buhari’s Social Investment Programme designed to empower young Nigerians with life-long skills to find or create work.
“The N-Power programme is segmented into three: N-Power Teachers Corps Agriculture and Health related jobs; N-Power Knowledge for ICT and N-Power Build for building services and artisan training
“N-Power is targeted at young Nigerians aged between 18 and 35 and is aimed at enlisting a total of 600,000 young Nigerians in phases, and under different sectors, in the largest capacity development and empowerment effort yet in the country.”
Akande said the Federal Government would continue to work with state governments through their respective focal persons on Social Investments to ensure that N-Power is diverse and inclusive..
