The N-Power Program was initiated by the administration led by President Muhammadu Buhari to address youth unemployment and enhance social development…CONTINUE READING....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

However, in an interview on TVC News, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, announced the indefinite suspension of the program. She also disclosed that the government has initiated an investigation into its operations.

The decision to suspend N-Power is attributed to certain irregularities within the program, and the government has launched an inquiry into fund utilization since its inception.

Minister Edu pointed out that some beneficiaries are not fulfilling their assignment duties but still expect to receive monthly stipends. Additionally, she noted that some N-Power beneficiaries should have exited the program in 2022 but remain on the payroll.

She explained, “We need to thoroughly examine the N-Power program and understand the issues. Therefore, we will temporarily suspend the program until we complete a comprehensive investigation into the utilization of funds within the N-Power program.

We want to ascertain the current number of participants in the program, the outstanding payments, and the total amount owed. We are undertaking a complete overhaul and expansion of the N-Power program.”

“There are various issues at play. We have come across individuals who should have completed the program last year, yet they continue to claim they are actively engaged.

On several occasions, we have contacted the schools or workplaces where they are supposed to be, only to find that they are not present. They are not working, yet they insist that they are owed stipends for eight or nine months,” she added.