Over 1 million youths apply for N-Power enrollment in less than 48 hours

The Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs Disaster Management and Social Development, has announced that over 1,000,000 applications have been received from across the Federation in less than 48 hours for the N-POWER Batch C enrollment after the opening of the N-Power Portal on the Ministry’s website.

Sadiya Umar Farouq, the minister of humanitarian affairs said in a statement by Rhoda Ishaku Iliya, the ministry’s Deputy Director of Information that all young Nigerians between the ages of 18-35 with or without formal education can apply for a slot in the new program which would be very focused on agriculture.

“The number of applications so far received is an indication of the number of our youths who need jobs and the confidence in the program.

“The Ministry will continue to collaborate with its technical partners to provide timely support to all applicants.

“The selection process would be fair and transparent and the public would also be carried along at every stage.

“The Ministry will like to assure Nigerians that the N-Power portal is secured and no data has been compromised.

“The portal is open for ALL Nigerians who meet the application criteria”.