N-Power,
the Federal Government empowerment scheme, on Monday explained how applicants
can check their pre-selection status.
The
information was contained in a statement on its official Twitter handle, N-
@npower_ng
“Good morning, You
will recall that we shared that 2017 applicants can check their pre-selection
status today from 11.30pm.
“Below is
how to check your pre-selection status. Please follow instructions carefully”,
the tweet read with an image containing the details.
N-Power
had last Thursday confirmed date to announce candidates selected for
physical verification.
Meanwhile,
the presidency has confirmed that a total of 176,160 graduate beneficiaries had
been deployed under the N-Power.
This is contained in
a book titled: ‘Making Steady, Sustainable Progress for Nigeria’s Peace and
Prosperity: A Mid-Term Report Card on the Buhari Administration’ co-authored by
the Presidential Media Team.
The book
stated that N-Power programme, has reached 200,000 graduate beneficiaries from
all 36 states including the FCT.
It noted
that out of the 25,840 selected applicants left, 11,884 beneficiaries were
disqualified after physical verification or had incomplete records, adding that
the remaining 13,956 beneficiaries were absent from physical verification.
It said in
other to ensure gender balance, 46 per cent of the total 200,000 beneficiaries
selected were female while 1, 126 applicants with disabilities were also
picked.
Government further
disclosed that a centralized Project Management Unit was currently being set up
to carry out monitoring and evaluation of the programme across the country.
“In
addition to this, a MoU has been reached with the National Orientation Agency
to also carry out monitoring and evaluation in all 36 states including the
FCT,” the book said.
