The NPower beneficiaries have added their voice to the growing chorus of opposition against the alleged plan by the federal government to scrap the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation. In a statement by the President of the NPower Beneficiaries, Kano State Chapter, Nazifi Mohammed Abubakar, the group expressed strong reservations about the reported plan, citing the ministry’s critical …

President Bola Tinubu has suspended all administered social investment programmes by the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA). In a statement on Friday, the Director of Information t the Office of the  Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Segun Imohiosen said that the President’s decision was in view of the “ongoing investigation of alleged malfeasance in the management …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the commencement of payment of the backlog of stipends owed to N-POWER beneficiaries. According to a statement from the ministry of humanitarian affairs and poverty alleviation, the payment began following a verification exercise by the ministry. Announcing the release of funds Wednesday night, the minister, Dr Betta Edu, said it was indeed a renewed …

The Federal Government has suspended the N-Power programme indefinitely, according to the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu. During an interview on TVC News on Saturday, the minister said that the suspension was a result of some irregularities observed within the scheme. Edu noted that an investigation would be launched into how funds were expended since the …

The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu, has said plans are underway to rejig the N-Power scheme to accommodate more people and ensure prompt payment of beneficiaries’ stipends. Edu said this yesterday in Abuja in a statement by her Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Rasheed Zubair. The minister said the delay in payment of …