The Federal Government has concluded payment of April, 2020 stipend to N-Power beneficiaries.
This was made known by the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq.
In a statement issued on Saturday, the minister said beneficiaries in batches A and B had been taken care of.
Her words: “Last week I promised that the stipends would be paid this week.
“We encountered some delays on the GIFMIS platform but I can now announce that all N-Power beneficiaries from Batch A and B have been paid their April stipends.
“We are working hard to streamline the programme for greater efficiency and to provide opportunities for more Nigerian youths.
“Details will be provided as soon as May stipend has been paid.”
N-Power was started as a federal government programme in 2016 to lift citizens out of poverty through capacity building, investment and direct support.
No fewer than 500,000 persons have benefitted front the programme.
While Batch A has 200,000, those in Batch B which starged in 2018 are 300,000.
