The Federal Government has promised to begin the payment of the nine-month backlog to N-Power beneficiaries in November.
N-Power’s National Programme Manager, Dr. Akindele Egbuwalo, spoke yesterday at a meeting with some beneficiaries, according to a statement by the National Communication Manager of the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA), Jamaluddeen Kabir.
Egbuwalo, who said funds had been recovered from existing payment service providers, added that the payment would be done by installments.
He said the N-Power programme had been renamed Renewed Hope Job Creation Programme (RHJCP).
The statement reads: “As a result of the temporary suspension of the programme for thorough restructuring and forensic audit, funds have been recovered from the existing payment service providers and plans have been put in place by the programme to commence disbursement of the nine months’ outstanding stipends to beneficiaries from November 2023.
“Payments will be carried out in installments.”
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On the renaming of the programme, Egbuwalo said: “In line with the new agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the N-Power programme will be continued as Renewed Hope Job Creation Programme (RHJCP) under the supervision of the Honourable Minister, Dr. Betta Edu, which will be expanded to target 5 million beneficiaries in five years where one million youths will be absorbed each year under the graduate and non-graduate stream.”
An N-Power beneficiary from Yobe State, who attended the meeting, said different clusters of beneficiaries had planned a national protest due to inadequate information on the payment.
He said: “Sir, as you have clearly explained the current situation of payment to us with utmost transparency, myself and other clusters of beneficiaries represented here are assuring you that we have clearly understood your position and taken your assurances. There is no more need for any protest.”
He urged others to keep calm while expecting their payments.
