Good news to all Nigerians who have been asking when the next NPower 2020 program application will begin. The firm has announced via its social media handle that the next batch of N–Power will be open to accepting 400,000 applicants on the 26th of June which is today.
According to NPower social media handle, “This week, the N-Power portal will re-open for registration. 400,000 beneficiaries will be taken from the application pool.”
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The application will be done via NPower online portal, as usual, while providing a level playing field for all applicants. The Ministry will review all submissions and publish a list of applicants that have been accepted into the program.
Those who have been accepted for the program in the past are not eligible to participate, however, those who submitted application and got rejected can reapply.
Over 450,000 Nigerians have benefited from the NPower 2020 program thus far – 200,000 from the first Batch (Batch A) which took place in September 2016 and 300,000 from Batch B which in August 2018. Now, 400,000 Nigerian will benefit from the NPower batch C 2020 recruitment.
NPower 2020 Categories
N-Power offers several programme’s, training youths (graduate/non-graduate) that are unemployed on different skills. All the program N-Power offers currently include;
- N-POWER AGRO
- N-POWER TAX
- N-POWER BUILD
- N-POWER CREATIVE
- N-POWER HEALTH
- N-POWER TEACH
- N-POWER TECH HARDWARE
- N-POWER TECH SOFTWARE
NPOWER AGRO:
The Federal Government is training qualified young Nigerians as Agriculture extension adviser in order to boost domestic production, archive self-sufficiency and diversify the economy. Qualified applicants will be engaged in a 2-year skill acquisition program while providing science and knowledge to farmers in the country to obtain the best results on farms.
Pre-requisites
- Currently Unemployed
- Graduate Degree (Bachelors or Higher National Diploma)
- Must have completed the mandatory National Youth Service Corps Programme
- Aged between 18-35
NPOWER HEALTH:
Qualified applicants will be trained to provide the following essential services:
- Monitor health status to identify and solve community health problems.
- Diagnose and investigate basic health problems and health hazards in individuals and the community.
- Inform, educate, and empower people about health issues.
- Mobilize community partnerships and action to identify and solve health problems.
- Develop policies and plans that support individual and community health efforts.
- Educate on laws, regulations and policies that protect health and ensure safety.
- Link people to needed personal health services.
- In addition, successful applicants will also benefit from a compulsory employability and entrepreneurship skills development programme.
Pre-requisites
- Currently unemployed
- Must be a graduate (Bachelor’s Degree or Higher National Diploma)
- Must have completed the mandatory National Youth Service Corps Programme
- Aged 18-35
- Selection Preference Disciplines: Bachelor’s degree or Higher National Diploma (HND)
NPOWER TEACH:
The N-Power Teach programme volunteers will be engaged in a 2-year development program to provide basic education support in public schools in the country. They will be deployed to support teachers across Nigeria in teaching, school management and other functions within the schools.
The will help boost the youths knowledge and gained the required skills to further their path as a teacher in the future.
Pre-requisites
- Unemployed graduates
- Must be a graduate in any field or profession (Bachelors or Higher National Diploma)
- Must have completed the mandatory National Youth Service Corps Programme
- Ages 18-35
NPOWER TAX
The NPower Tax is a new program which the Federal Government seeks to encourage non-compliant and partially compliant taxpayers to come clean and declare and pay their appropriate tax due to the government.
The N-Power community tax liaison officers will have the following key responsibilities which will include answering online inquiries, customer management, creating awareness of tax compliance.
Pre-requisites
- Get your BVN ready.
- Ensure you are not an existing employee in any organization.
- Application is online.
The NPower 2020 program is now open for registration. To get started, visit, http://www.npower.gov.ng/. For non-graduates, visit NPower non-graduate program page to learn more.
