Over three million applicants have applied for the available 400,000 jobs in the third batch of the Federal Government’s N-Power programme after a week of registration.
The programme, which is one of the National Social Investment Programmes of the Federal Government, was opened to the public via an online portal on June 26, 2020.
The Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development has however said it will only absorb 400,000 applicants as Batch C beneficiaries.
The humanitarian ministry’s Deputy Director, Information, Rhoda Iliya, made this known on Friday.
Iliya said, “Enrolment of beneficiaries for N-power Batch C commenced on June 26, 2020 and has received over three million applications since the portal opened.
Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Sadiya Umar-Farouq, has also disclosed that as the ministry had commenced the transition of Batch A and B N-Power beneficiaries, it would conclude activities of the independent monitors enrolled with the batches by July 31, 2020.