{"id":54602,"date":"2016-11-21T06:35:42","date_gmt":"2016-11-21T05:35:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=54602"},"modified":"2016-11-21T06:35:42","modified_gmt":"2016-11-21T05:35:42","slug":"presidency-says-200000-nigerians-employed-teachers-agric-health-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/presidency-says-200000-nigerians-employed-teachers-agric-health-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"Presidency Says 200,000 Nigerians employed as teachers, agric &#038; health workers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ALL IS NOW SET FOR THE deployment of 200,000 unemployed graduates selected<br \/>\nin the first batch of the Buhari administration&#8217;s plan to hire half a<br \/>\nmillion Nigerians.<\/p>\n<p>While the 200,000 have been selected about two weeks ago, their names have<br \/>\nnow been sent to state governments and the FCT who would deploy them to<br \/>\ntheir specific programme assignments. The names would also be published<br \/>\nthis week on the N-Power internet portal, while the participants would<br \/>\nstart receiving SMS messages informing them of their selection as from<br \/>\n<span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1406956115\"><span class=\"aQJ\">Monday November 21, 2016<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>State governments and the FCT are also encouraged to post the names of the<br \/>\nsuccessful first batch applicants in their local government areas while<br \/>\nthere would be further public announcements.<\/p>\n<p>Between now and the end of the month, the states and the FCT would be<br \/>\nengaged in deploying the graduates who would formally start working and<br \/>\nearning their stipends on <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1406956116\"><span class=\"aQJ\">December 1, 2016<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Of the 200,000 first batch, 150,000 of them would teach, 30,000 would work<br \/>\nin the Agric sector and 20,000 in Healthcare delivery covering the three<br \/>\nspecific programme assignments.<\/p>\n<p>The N-Power Volunteer Corps is an expression of President Muhammadu<br \/>\nBuhari\u2019s commitment to invest in the human capital development of Nigerian<br \/>\ncitizens, particularly our young people. The N-Power programmme is also an<br \/>\ninnovative means to enhance ailing public services in the area of basic<br \/>\neducation and primary healthcare. Also in the agric sector, it is aimed at<br \/>\nachieving self-sufficiency by giving our farmers relevant advisory<br \/>\nservices.<\/p>\n<p>The Federal Government of Nigeria hereby congratulates all 200,000<br \/>\nsuccessful applicants in the first batch, and they are encouraged to take<br \/>\nthis opportunity seriously by learning the skills that will brighten their<br \/>\nfuture. They are also implored to serve their communities with commitment<br \/>\nand dedication.<\/p>\n<p>For those who have not been selected at this time, there is a waiting list<br \/>\nbased on the total number of applicants, and subsequent batches will<br \/>\nabsorb more of the qualified applicants.<\/p>\n<p>All together, the N-Power will engage and train 500,000 young unemployed<br \/>\ngraduates. It is a paid volunteering programme of a 2-year duration that<br \/>\nengages graduates in their immediate communities, where they will assist<br \/>\nin improving the inadequacies in the education, health, and agriculture<br \/>\nsectors.<\/p>\n<p>The 500,000 graduates under the N-Power Corps programme will be trained in<br \/>\nskills that will enable them exit after two years to economically viable<br \/>\njob and business opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the programme, the participnts would own tablets that will<br \/>\ncontain information necessary for their specific engagements, as well as<br \/>\ninformation for their continuous training and developments.<\/p>\n<p>Participants will be provided teaching, instructional, and advisory<br \/>\nsolutions in 4 main focus areas, and will be paid a monthly stipend of<br \/>\nN30,000 during the programme. The 4 main focus areas are in basic<br \/>\neducation, agriculture extension services, public health and community<br \/>\neducation (civic and adult education).<\/p>\n<p>Besides the N-Power programme for undergraduates, there are other schemes<br \/>\nfor non-graduates. These are: N-Power Knowledge, which would select 25,000<br \/>\nyoung Nigerians and\u00a0 N-Power Build 75,000, all of whom shall be trained<br \/>\nand paid during the duration of the scheme.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ALL IS NOW SET FOR THE deployment of 200,000 unemployed graduates selected in the first batch of the Buhari administration&#8217;s plan to hire half a million Nigerians. 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