N-Power: FG reveals numbers of beneficiaries deployed

The Federal Government has revealed that a total of 176,160 graduate beneficiaries had been deployed under its Social Investment Programme, N-Power, across Nigeria.

This was disclosed in a book titled: ‘‘Making Steady, Sustainable Progress for Nigeria’s Peace and Prosperity: A Mid-Term Report Card on the Buhari Administration.”

It was stated in the book that N-Power programme, has reached 200,000 graduate beneficiaries from all 36 states, including the Federal Capital Territory, FCT.

It stated further that 46 per cent of the total 200,000 beneficiaries selected were female while 1, 126 applicants with disabilities were also picked.

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However, out of the 25,840 selected applicants, 11, 884 beneficiaries were disqualified after physical verification or had incomplete records.

It added that that the remaining 13,956 beneficiaries were absent from physical verification.

Naija News gathered that the book is expected to be presented by All Progressives Congress, APC, National leader, Bola Tinubu on November 16.

The book also stated that a centralized Project Management Unit was currently being set up to monitor and evaluate the programme across the country, adding that a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, has been signed with the National Orientation Agency to also execute monitoring and evaluation in all 36 states, including the FCT.