The Batch B beneficiaries of the Federal government’s N-Power programme have not been paid their July stipends, Afriupdate reports.
Although exited, the beneficiaries are entitled to their ₦30,000 monthly stipend as they were officially relieved of their duty on July 31st, 2020.
Today is August 22, and despite commencing June stipends payment on Wednesday, the Federal ministry of humanitarian affairs, disaster management and social development disregarded last month’s pay.
In fact, several beneficiaries (Batch A and Batch B) told Afriupdate on Friday that they are yet to get credit alert for their June stipends.
The reason for the ministry’s disinterest in Batch B’s July stipends cannot be established as at the time of publishing this report, but this online news medium is only aware that following public outcry, the one-year-old ministry decided to pay the withdrawn beneficiaries their June stipend.
Meanwhile, the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs held its First Year Anniversary yesterday in Abuja, the nation’s capital.
The arrival of HM @Sadiya_farouq and other invited guest for first year anniversary of @FMHDSD pic.twitter.com/rsSSPyLCVr
— Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs (@fmha_pa) August 21, 2020
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Present at the ceremony is Alhaji Ali Grema, the Director overseeing the Office of the Permanent Secretary; Sadiya Farouq, the minister of Humanitarian Affairs; Basheer Mohammed, the Federal Commissioner of the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally displaced persons (IDPs), among other dignitaries.
The N-Power is a programme designed by the Nigerian government to address the challenge of youth unemployment by providing a structure for large scale and relevant work skills acquisition and development while linking its core and outcomes to fixing inadequate public services and stimulating the larger economy.
The volunteers are paid ₦30,000 (approximately 77.41896 USD) monthly as stipends and given tablet computers to aid further learning.
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