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Updated: August 17, 2020

N-Power: Govt Urges Beneficiaries To Report To Scheme's State Office

By Ridwan Yusuf
August 17, 2020
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The Ogun State Government has provided empowerment opportunities to disengaged N-Power beneficiaries, AllNews understands.

In response to the plight of the disengaged N-Power volunteers, the Ogun State government has opened another windows of opportunities for them to become entrepreneurs in the agricultural sector.

In a recent release which was posted on the official Twitter handle of the Ogun State Government on Monday and signed by Kunle Somorin, the Chief Press Secretary to Goverrnor Dapo Abiodun, the government stated that various agricultural intervention programmes, which the disengaged volunteers could participate in are particularly designed to encourage start-up agric, businesses and promote up-scaliing of smallholders' farmers.

The release listed some of the programmes to include Anchor Borrowers', a Federal government initiative to create economic linkage between small farmers and agro processors, where single digit loans are given to farmers through Participating Finance Institutions.

Other Programmes are Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Cocoa Development Initiative, where the State provide land, aggregate and train young farmers to willing young farmer, Oil Palm Intervention Programme, where youths are provided 5hectares per person for Oil Palm cultivation, maintenance and processing facilities at single digit loans interest.

The release further enumerated other Programmes as the Fertilizer Intervention, where farmers are given two bags of fertilizer at a subsidized price, Planting Materials Palliatives, where the State government support farmers with free improved planting materials, Ogun State Economic Transformation Programme (OGSTEP), GIZ Tomato/Chilli Pepper, Ogun State Broiler Project and the Agric-Business/Small and Medium Enterprise Investment Scheme (AGSMEIS).

It added that apart from the above, the State Ministry of Agriculture also provides Supplementary Extension Service and Agro-Input delivery to support farmers activities in the State.

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The release enjoined interested N-Power beneficiaries to report to the Ogun State N-Power State Office, Ministry of Special Duties and Inter-Government Affairs, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta to register their interest, beginning from Monday 3rd to Friday 28th of August, 2020, between 9.00 am and 2pm.

OGUN PROVIDES EMPOWERMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO DISENGAGED N-POWER VOLUNTEERS

In response to the plight of the disengaged N-POWER volunteers, Ogun State government has opened another windows of opportunities for them to become entrepreneurs in the agricultural sector.
— Ogun State Government - OGSG (@OGSG_Official) August 17, 2020

In a release signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Goverrnor, Mr. Kunle Somorin, stated that various agricultural intervention programmes, which the disengaged volunteers could participate in are particularly designed to encourage start-up agric- ...
— Ogun State Government - OGSG (@OGSG_Official) August 17, 2020

... businesses and promote up-scaliing of smallholders' farmers.
— Ogun State Government - OGSG (@OGSG_Official) August 17, 2020

The release listed some of the programmes to include Anchor Borrowers', a Federal government initiative to create economic linkage between small farmers and agro processors, where single digit loans are given to farmers through Participating Finance Institutions.
— Ogun State Government - OGSG (@OGSG_Official) August 17, 2020

Other Programmes are @cenbank Cocoa Development Initiative, where the State provide land, aggregate and train young farmers to willing young farmer, Oil Palm Intervention Programme, where youths are provided 5hectares per person for Oil Palm cultivation, maintenance and ....
— Ogun State Government - OGSG (@OGSG_Official) August 17, 2020

...processing facilities at single digit loans interest.
— Ogun State Government - OGSG (@OGSG_Official) August 17, 2020

The release further enumerated other Programmes as the Fertilizer Intervention, where farmers are given two bags of fertilizer at a subsidized price, Planting Materials Palliatives, where the State government support farmers with free improved planting...
— Ogun State Government - OGSG (@OGSG_Official) August 17, 2020

... materials, Ogun State Economic Transformation Programme (OGSTEP), GIZ Tomato/Chilli Pepper, Ogun State Broiler Project and the Agric-Business/Small and Medium Enterprise Investment Scheme (AGSMEIS).
— Ogun State Government - OGSG (@OGSG_Official) August 17, 2020

It added that apart from the above, the State Ministry of Agriculture also provides Supplementary Extension Service and Agro-Input delivery to support farmers activities in the State.
— Ogun State Government - OGSG (@OGSG_Official) August 17, 2020

The release enjoined interested N-Power beneficiaries to report to the Ogun State N-Power State Office, Ministry of Special Duties and Inter-Government Affairs, Oke-Mosan,....
— Ogun State Government - OGSG (@OGSG_Official) August 17, 2020

.... Abeokuta to register their interest, beginning from Monday 3rd to Friday 28th of August, 2020, between 9.00 am and 2pm.
— Ogun State Government - OGSG (@OGSG_Official) August 17, 2020