President Muhammadu Buhari approved the increase of N-Power beneficiaries by one million.
This is part of the President’s effort to reduce the unemployment level among the youths in Nigeria.
According to reports, the president also approved the expansion of the Government Enterprise and Empowerment Program (GEEP).
This was disclosed on Thursday, December 10, via his verified Twitter handle @MBuhari, adding that the move was aimed at fulfilling his promise of lifting 100 million Nigerians out of poverty.
President Buhari emphasised that five million pupils would be added into the National Home-Grown School Feeding Program (NHGSFP).
Nigeria’s population increases to 206 million in 2020 President Muhammdu Buhari says he is ready to lift 100 million Nigerians from poverty before he leaves office in 2023.
He tweeted: “We remain committed to the plan to lift 100m Nigerians out of poverty. To this end I have approved an increase in the scope of our Social Investment Programme: Doubling of @npower_ng beneficiaries to 1 million; 1 million new @geep_ng beneficiaries & 5 million new pupils for @NHGSFP.”
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