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N-Power Batch C: Minister offers hope to Nigerians yet to be selected

Thompson Nsisongabasi

Jun 09, 2021

The first set of Batch C applicants have been selected for the final stage of N-Power, Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq has revealed, assuring yet-to-be selected Nigerians that the second set would soon be selected.

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The Minister, Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development stated that 550,000 out of the 1.8 million Nigerians that successfully updated their records and took the compulsory online test, were selected.

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Of the 550,000 qualified, she said that the government plans to engage 500,000 nationwide to serve as the first stream of the N-Power Batch C programme.

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"This is the Batch C 1,ÔÇØ Farouq said. "The second batch of another 500,000 will subsequently be made in line with Mr President's directive to engage 1,000,000 beneficiaries under the Batch C.ÔÇØ

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Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq
She explained that the 550,000 short-listed applicants are being "individually contacted via their e-mail addresses provided and are first advised to check and then immediately log on to the NASIMS self-service portal and enrol their biometric data to qualify for final selectionÔÇØ.

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The Minister, speaking at a press briefing on Tuesday in Abuja, urged the selected applicants to call the dedicated National Social Investment Management System (NASIMS), N-Power helplines on 0188883410 or 08176551162 or send an email to support.npower@nasims.gov.ng for further enquiries on their application status and any other questions they may have.

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