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As it disengages independent monitors By Joseph Erunke, Abuja The Federal Government has said over three million applications have been received so far from candidates seeking enrollment in the N-Power Programme. This came as it announced the disengagement of independent monitors it recruited to monitor batches A and B of the N-Power programme as well as other National Social Investment Programmes. The Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, in a statement, Friday, through its Deputy Director of Information, Rhoda Iliya, said,”Enrolment of beneficiaries for N-power Batch C commenced on Friday, June 26, 2020, and has received over 3 Million applications since the portal opened.” ALSO READ: Okowa condoles with Ndoma-Egba on passing of mum, mother-in-law The statement said: “The ministry will conclude activities of the Independent Monitors enrolled with those two batches by 31st July 2020.” The disengagement of the monitors following the conclusion of the first two batches. In the statement, the ministry disclosed that it was looking “forward to a new set of monitors with the roll-out of the Integrated National Social Investment Programme, set to kick-off when the new N-Power Batch C beneficiaries come on board”. According to the statement, the Minister, Hajia Sadiya Umar Farouq, “thanked the Independent Monitors “for their service in monitoring the activities and programmes of the National Social Investment Programmes. ” The statement read:”The Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, has announced the transitioning of Independent Monitors recruited to monitor Batch A and B of the N-Power programme as well as other National Social Investment Programmes. “The National Social Investment Programme (NSIP) was inaugurated by President Muhammadu Buhari in 2016 with the mandate of lifting citizens out of poverty through a number of Social Interventions which include N-Power, National Home-Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP), Conditional Cash Transfer Programme (CCT), and the Government Enterprise and Empowerment Programme (GEEP). ALSO READ: DR Congo admits ‘failure’ after 60 years of independence “In her statement following the announcement, the Honourable Minister, Sadiya Umar Farouq, thanked the Independent Monitors “for their service in monitoring the activities and programmes of the National Social Investment Programmes. “As we commence the transition of Batch A and B N-Power beneficiaries, the ministry will conclude activities of the Independent Monitors enrolled with those two batches by 31st July 2020. “The Federal Government appreciates their support during the period of engagement and looks forward to onboarding a new set of monitors with the roll-out of the Integrated National Social Investment Programme, set to kick-off when the new N-Power Batch C beneficiaries come on board”. “Enrolment of beneficiaries for N-power Batch C commenced on Friday, June 26th2020 and has received over 3 Million applications since the portal opened. ” The application process will be concluded as soon as possible to provide additional Nigerian youths access to the programme.” Vanguard Kindly Share This Story:FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsAppPinterestShare Related N-Power: Over 1m applications received in less than 48 hours-FG June 29, 2020 N-Power has enrolled 500,000 so far,FG June 28, 2020 N-Power portal not hacked, no data breach ― FG June 29, 2020 All rights reserved. This material and any other digital content on this platform may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, written or distributed in full or in part, without written permission from VANGUARD NEWS. Download Vanguard News App.   Technical Feedback: whatsapp 08023469027   READ our Privacy-policy and cookie policy. READ ALSO: Mercy Aigbe, Ninolowo Bankole’s steamy romance scene sparks outrage Vanguard PROMOTED Richest Man in Nigeria Exposes Millionaire Secret Daily News Update: Okowa, wife test positive to COVID-19 Oba of Benin debunks insult on President Buhari, Oshiomhole, Okunbo Mom Stuns Dermatologists by Removing Her Wrinkles with This Tip goji cream Breaking: Dubai Police hand over Hushpuppi to FBI in US One Cup Of This (Before Bed) Burns Belly Fat Like Crazy! N.BlackLatteNG Edo 2020: NYSC corrects error, issues new certificate to Obaseki TEMISAN AMOYE View all posts by Temisan Amoye → PREVIOUS POST Okowa condoles with Ndoma-Egba on passing of mum, mother-in-law Disclaimer Comments expressed here do not reflect the opinions of vanguard newspapers or any employee thereof.

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