N-Power beneficiaries Archives - Daily Dates Nigeria https://dailydatesng.com/tag/n-power-beneficiaries/ NEWS & ISLAM Wed, 07 Dec 2022 07:26:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://dailydatesng.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/DAILYDATES-LOGO-SMALL-150x150.jpg N-Power beneficiaries Archives - Daily Dates Nigeria https://dailydatesng.com/tag/n-power-beneficiaries/ 32 32 173750484 Breaking: ICPC Arrests D’banj Over Link To N-Power Fraud https://dailydatesng.com/2022/12/07/icpc-arrests-dbanj-over-link-to-n-power-fraud/ Wed, 07 Dec 2022 07:23:36 +0000 https://dailydatesng.com/?p=5969 Nigerian Popular Musician, Mr. Oladapo Oyebanji, Popularly known as D’banj has reportedly been arrested and detained by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission, (ICPC). According to Premium Times, the musician was arrested and detained Tuesday after ICPC operatives closed in on him, forcing him to surrender himself at the agency’s headquarters in […]

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]]> Nigerian Popular Musician, Mr. Oladapo Oyebanji, Popularly known as D’banj has reportedly been arrested and detained by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission, (ICPC).

According to Premium Times, the musician was arrested and detained Tuesday after ICPC operatives closed in on him, forcing him to surrender himself at the agency’s headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, sources familiar with the matter said.

D’banj, insiders said, had dodged summons for weeks, claiming to be overseas for scheduled concerts each time he was invited to appear for interrogation over fraud allegation.

The pop star, a wealthy Nigerian celebrity, is accused of fraudulently diverting hundreds of naira earmarked by the Nigerian government for N-Power project, an empowerment programme set up by the Nigerian government in 2016 to address youth unemployment and increase social development.

Investigators allege that D’banj colluded with some compromised government officials to introduce ghost beneficiaries into the payroll of the scheme. The stipend paid to those beneficiaries are then paid to accounts that have now allegedly been linked to the pop star.

After the musician failed to show up for interrogation despite multiple invitations, the ICPC moved to arrest him anywhere in Nigeria and abroad, forcing him to show up at the commission’s office on Tuesday.

On arrival, D’banj was subjected to a prolonged interrogation session after which he was detained. His plea for administrative bail was rejected by officials who said the musician could not be trusted to attend his trial if released on bail.

ICPC might approach the court on Wednesday for an extended remand order to enable the agency complete its investigation before charging the musician to court.

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]]> 5969 FG Reveals Plans To Engage N-Power Beneficiaries Permanently https://dailydatesng.com/2021/01/25/fg-reveals-plans-to-engage-n-power-beneficiaries-permanently/ Mon, 25 Jan 2021 14:10:26 +0000 https://dailydatesng.com/?p=2564 The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced that N-Power beneficiaries, who have concluded the two-year job programme, will now be able to access permanent job opportunities or business prospects. Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq, recently gave the update at the 4th annual review of the Home Grown School Feeding […]

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The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced that N-Power beneficiaries, who have concluded the two-year job programme, will now be able to access permanent job opportunities or business prospects.

Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq, recently gave the update at the 4th annual review of the Home Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP).

Sadiya Farouq said the development “is part of the newly-activated N-power exit strategy.”

“The initiative is for Batches A and B of the N-Power programme.”


Under the plan, 200,000 beneficiaries will be engaged as financial services operators under the Shared Agent Network Expansion Facility (SANEF).

“Plans have been concluded for the transition of the N-power Batch A and B through the creation of the NEXIT portal, which would allow those who choose to sign up to access other government empowerment opportunities.

“A beneficiary management system for the NSIPs is expected to be deployed in 2021. It would have the capacity to manage payments, address grievances and improve the dissemination of information,” Sadiya said.

The government said another 30,000 beneficiaries have been engaged as geospatial experts and enumerators in the Economic Sustainability Plan’s Mass Agric programme.

Others will have the option of benefiting from the Government Enterprise and Empowerment Programme (GEEP) micro-enterprise loans.

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