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Updated: October 14, 2020

N-Power Transition: Nigerian Govt Need To Save Lives - Social Commentator

By Ridwan Yusuf
October 14, 2020
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A Nigerian social commentator, Mustapha Kabir Soron Dinki has said that the Federal Government needs to implement the transition plan of exited N-Power beneficiaries straight away, AllNews reports.

Dinki, who was an N-Power beneficiary via his known Twitter handle stated on Wednesday that "it is not easy to be affected by a pandemic and be exited from your work without package".

We patiently wait for Federal Government to implement transition plan to save lives. It's not easy to be affected by a pandemic and be exited from your work without package.@Sadiya_farouq @FMHDSD @Npower_Reps @npowerite @NpowerGreats @info_npvn @MBuhari @femigbaja @DrAhmadLawan pic.twitter.com/OiCvJzLtQj
— MK S Dinki (@DinkiMk) October 14, 2020

Recall that Batch A beneficiaries exited the programme on June 30 after four years in the famed scheme, while their Batch B counterparts officially made their exit on July 31st - after two years.

Meanwhile, these Nigerian youths are currently in the dark regarding their exit/transition package.

The Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development of Nigeria is currently in the process of recruiting Batch C.

Nigerian government's famed N-Power Scheme

The N-Power was introduced in 2016 as part of President Buhari’s National Social Investment Programme (NSIP), aimed at curbing the incessant increase of unemployment and poverty in the country.

Apart from the monthly stipends (N30, 000), some Batch A beneficiaries were given tablet computers to aid further learning. N-Power had five components, which are N-Teach, N-Tax, N-Health, N-Agro, and N-Build.

Out of the SIP components, the N-Teach subcomponent is the most popular, due to a large number of youth deployed to teach in public schools.