FG SUSPENDS N-POWER OVER MISCONDUCT

N-Power Programme has been suspend indefinitely by Federal Government over misconduct by some of the beneficiaries.

This was disclosed by Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Mrs. Beta Edu while featuring  in an interview on TVC on Saturday.

  According to Edu, the decision was make by some irregularities within the scheme.

"Some of the beneficiaries are not found in their place of assignments yet they expect monthly stipends. She stated."

However, the minister said the government has launched investigation into the utilization of funds since the inception of the programme.

“We want to know how many persons are basically on the programme right now, how many persons are owed, amount they are owed. We are totally restructuring the N-Power and expanding it.

“There are lots going on. We met people who are supposed to have exited the program since last year and they are still on claiming that they are still teaching. She ended.

Recall N-Power Programme was introduced by the Former President Muhammadu Buhari led administration to settled issues of youths unemployment and aided in improve human and social developments.