Latest N-Power News Roundup For Today Sun Oct 4, 2020

A pleasant day to you and welcome to the latest N-Power news headlines update for today, Sunday, October 4th, 2020, on AllNews.

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Here are the latest N-Power news headlines:

N-Power: Beneficiaries Roast Buhari's Minister Over Unpaid July Stipend

Beneficiaries of the Federal Government N-Power scheme are expressing their fury towards Sadiya Farouq, the Nigerian minister of humanitarian affairs, disaster management and social development due to their unpaid July stipend, AllNews reports.

AllNews reports that Farouq's Independence Day message was not well-received by exited N-Power beneficiaries, who are being owed July stipend. Read more here.

N-Power Reps Claim Humanitarian Affairs Ministry Sent Out SMS Over Unpaid Stipends

The 36-state representatives of N-Power volunteers plus the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Thursday asserted that the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development of Nigeria sent out an SMS recently as regards unpaid stipends, AllNews reports.

In a statement signed by Babatunde Abiola, the Acting National Spokesperson, which was sighted by AllNews, the N-Power representatives stated that beneficiaries with payment issues "have within the next 72 hours to submit the required documents". Read more here.

N-Power July Stipend: 'Alert' Finally Rains On Beneficiaries

Exited Batch B Beneficiaries of the Nigerian Government’s N-Power initiative are already receiving their payment for the month of July, AllNews can confidently report.

Ademeso Temitope, a Batch B graduate beneficiary of the scheme who uses UBA, confirmed to AllNews that she had been paid on Friday morning. Read more here.

N-Power Stipends: Nigerian Govt's Money Still Held Up By Wema Bank

Customers of Wema Bank Plc who are erstwhile beneficiaries of the Federal Government's N-Power scheme are still claiming that the bank did not credit their accounts with June stipends, AllNews reports.

Recall AllNews reported about a month ago that some outgoing volunteers from across Nigeria confirmed that they have started receiving bank alert of N30, 000 (79 US Dollars) for their June stipend. Read more here.

Independence Day: President Buhari Speaks On N-Power, Tradermoni, Farmermoni, Others

President Muhammadu Buhari said the creation of N-Power, Tradermoni and some social intervention programmes were created for the "weakest" Nigerians. Buhari explained that the social intervention programmes were created to cushion the impact of any economic adjustment by his administration.

Buhari said the Tradermoni, Farmermoni, and other lower-class support initiatives like N-Power have been maintained over the years despite the revenue problem of Nigeria or scarcity of resources. The President made this known in his October 1 Independence Day speech to Nigeria. Read more here.

N-Power: Attention Shifts To Transition After July Stipend Settlement

N-Power beneficiaries have already shifted attention to their promised transition, AllNews reports.

Recall AllNews reported on Friday that the exited Batch B Beneficiaries of the Nigerian Government’s N-Power initiative are already receiving their payment for the month of July. Read more here.

ICYMI: Did ICPC Say Minister In Charge of N-Power Will Be Arrested? (FACT CHECK)

A recent news publication on one blog named TrustPosts claimed that the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) said Nigeria Humanitarian Minister, Sadiya Farouq, who is in charge of the N-Power scheme will be arrested. AllNews fact-checks this claim.

Without tergiversating, the headline of the story is completely misleading and false. Read more here.

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And that’s all for today on the latest N-Power news. Be sure to get more Nigerian news updates on this dependable online news medium. Do enjoy the rest of your day!