Npower Suspension

Npower has been suspended for roughly six weeks, this suspension was as a result of alleged misappropriation of funds in the ministry in charge of Npower, after the investigation must have been concluded then the Npower suspension will be lifted.

Recall that few weeks ago Dr. Betta Edu the ex-minister in charge of Npower was suspended due to misappropriation of over N585million requested to be paid to a private account, although the Accountant General did not honour the request from the minister in charge of Npower. In addition to this Sadiya Umar Farouq was also summoned by EFCC to give her own narrative with respect to Npower payment during her tenure, Halima Shehu the former Chief Executive Officer of the National Social Investment Programme Agency was also not left out in the scandal.

Amidst all this scandals President Bola Ahmed Tinubu directed the anti-graft agency to conduct a comprehensive investigation into the alleged misappropriation of funds in the Ministry for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, that is the ministry in charge of Npower, during the ongoing investigation the President suspended Npower for six weeks pending the time the investigation will be completed, during this period of Npower suspension, Npower batch c and other Npower beneficiaries are not to expect Npower payment, Npower payment will be made only after the Npower suspension has been lifted.

According to Npower, the six weeks Npower suspension will give birth to a new Npower under the Renewed Hope Job Creation program and this will see to it that Npower beneficiaries get their Npower payment promptly, Npower batch c beneficiaries are implored to exercise patience until the Npower suspension is lifted.

Npower Registration

 

What is Npower Registration?

Npower registration is a process whereby Npower beneficiaries completes an Npower application process by entering informations such as their full names, date of birth, BVN, account number, bank name, and account name during Npower registration Npower beneficiaries might also be required to upload their passport photograph, academic qualifications, means of identification and other documents.

Who Is To Complete The Npower Registration?

Npower registration can be done by both graduates and non graduates provided the Npower beneficiary falls within the age of 18-35 years of age, although the renewed hope job creation program that is the new Npower has stretched the age limit to 40 years.

How To Complete The Npower Registration

Npower registration can be completed by using the Npower portal link https://nsipa.gov.ng, although this Npower portal is yet to be active yet, prospective Npower beneficiaries can apply via the above Npower portal link, the Npower registration and Npower examination is totally free of charge.

When Will Npower Registration Start?

When Npower registration starts it will be announced on all Npower Facebook, Npower Twitter handle and on both the television and radio.

Where Will Npower Registration Be Done?

All Npower registration will be done online through the National Social Investment Programme Agency's website, as soon as the Npower portal becomes active then Npower beneficiaries can apply for Npower registration online.

After the Npower registration, Npower beneficiaries are allowed to take an Npower test, once the Npower test is passed by the Npower beneficiary, the Npower beneficiary is shortlisted for Npower physical verification, after the Npower physical verification the Npower beneficiary is deployed through the Npower portal, the Npower beneficiary will take the deployment letter to the place of primary assignment for acceptance or rejection whichever the case may be, the signed deployment letter is to be uploaded back to the Npower portal, once the acceptance letter is uploaded to the Npower portal then the Npower beneficiary starts receiving payment, should the Npower beneficiary be rejected then the Npower beneficiary should apply for redeployment by uploading the rejection letter on the Npower portal and following the instructions for redeployment on the Npower portal.

During Npower registration all informations supplied by the Npower beneficiary must be correct, failure by the Npower beneficiary to supply the correct information during Npower registration might result to delayed or failed Npower payment and the Npower beneficiary finally exited from Npower.

Npower Stream 2 Payment News Today Thursday January 18th 2024

According to Npower on Npower Stream 2 payment news today Thursday January 18th 2023, Npower batch c will receive their Npower payment in six weeks time, as Npower will resume according to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in roughly six weeks time, investigation is ongoing, both investigation of the misappropriation of funds by the former Minister in charge of Npower Sadiya Umar Farouq and Dr Betta Edu respectively.

According to Npower, Npower batch c should expect their Npower payment anytime from March 2024, this is when Npower and other National Social Investment Programmes will resume fully, Npower batch c beneficiaries have been advised to exercise patience as they await their Npower payment, once the investigation is concluded then Npower batch c beneficiaries will receive their Npower payment, Npower batch c stream 2 will be paid their outstanding nine months stipend after all investigations must have been concluded.

According to Npower, Npower batch c should note that the misappropriation of funds by Dr. Betta Edu was not meant for Npower batch c but for the poor and vulnerable groups, the monies meant for Npower had long been recovered by the ministry in charge of Npower the ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation and will be paid to eligible Npower batch c as soon as Npower resumes in roughly six weeks time.

According to Npower, all Npower batch c will receive their Npower payment as long as they are beneficiaries of Npower, Npower batch c that are not part of Npower will not receive their Npower payment, Npower payment is only for verified and validated Npower batch c beneficiaries.

Npower: Permanent Secretary Of The Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation Holds Second Management Meeting On Npower

According to Npower, the Permanent Secretary, of the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Abel O. Enitan, and Directors of the Ministry in charge of Npower hold second management meeting on Wednesday 17th January, 2024, in the conference room of the Permanent Secretary, Federal Secretariat, Abuja to discuss about Npower and other National Social Investment Programme.

Recall that the ex-minister in charge of Npower Dr Betta Edu had earlier said that Npower will be rebranded and restructured to meet its objectives of alleviating poverty in the next five to ten years in Nigeria, the ex-minister also said that the new Npower under the renewed hope job creation will be launched this month, but all this was cut short when the ex-minister was involved in a scandal for misappropriation of funds.

According to Npower, the new Npower program will be launched in six weeks time after all investigations must have been completed and after Npower payment has been paid to Npower batch c, Npower has been suspended for now and will reopen in roughly five weeks from now.

Few days ago President Bola Ahmed Tinubu suspended Npower due to misappropriation of huge sum of funds in the ministry in charge of Npower, the ministry for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, a ministry that was established to eradicate poverty.

According to Npower, some Npower batch c especially from Npower batch c stream 1 have claimed that even the one month stipend being paid out of 9 Months they did not receive a dime, same goes with Npower batch c stream 2 beneficiaries, a lot of Npower batch c are being owed 12months, 9 months, 3 months and some Npower batch c are being owed 1 month.

Npower batch c has pleaded with the President to effect their Npower payment but it seems that the Federal Government has turned a deaf ear to the predicaments of Npower batch c beneficiaries, as a result of this Npower batch c beneficiaries nationwide are planning to embark on a nationwide demonstration so that their voices can be heard.