The Federal Government on Friday, said it would recruit
300,000 youths in the second batch of its N-Power social intervention and job
creation programme.
This was confirmed by the Minister of Information and
Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, at Isanlu-Isin community, near Omu-Aran town in
Kwara State.
Mohammed said the FG would “reopen the N-Power portal by
next week to commence the process for the recruitment.”
The Minister urged the youths to take advantage of the
recruitment exercise, by completing the application process online.
200,000 people benefitted from the first batch of the
programme.
Mohammed disclosed that at least 27,000 people had benefited
from the Conditional Cash Transfer programme, while government had given 7,000
interest free loans to market men and women across the country.
By Ifreke Inyang
