FG Says Jobs Portal Records 400,000 Registrations in 36 Hours
June 13, 2016 0 352

Yemi Osinbajo


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By Tobi Soniyi in Abuja
THE SENIOR SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE VICE PRESIDENT ON MEDIA AND PUBLICITY, MR LAOLU AKANDE, ON MONDAY IN ABUJA SAID THE NEWLY LAUNCHED JOBS PORTAL OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, “N-POWER. GOV.NG,”, HAS RECORDED OVER 400,000 SUCCESSFUL REGISTRATIONS SINCE IT OPENED FOR SUBMISSIONS ON SUNDAY, JUNE 12, 2016.

AKANDE SAID IN A STATEMENT THAT ALTOGETHER, THE WEBSITE HAD RECEIVED OVER 35 MILLION HITS SINCE SATURDAY MIDNIGHT.



THE STATEMENT ALSO QUOTED MR. AFOLABI IMOUKHEDE, SENIOR SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT ON JOB CREATION, AS SAYING: “WE HAVE BEEN VERY IMPRESSED BY THE ENTHUSIASTIC RESPONSE TO THE CALL FOR APPLICATIONS. AS AT NOON ON MONDAY, JUNE 13, ONLY 36 HOURS AFTER THE LAUNCH OF THE PORTAL, 403,528 APPLICANTS HAD SUCCESSFULLY REGISTERED ON THE SITE AND WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF COMPLETING THE APPLICATION PROCESS.

“WE ARE ALSO VERY PLEASED THAT THE REGISTRATIONS HAVE BEEN TAKING PLACE WITHOUT ANY HITCHES OR SYSTEM FAILURES, CONSIDERING THE VOLUME OF RESPONSE.”

THE JOBS SCHEME, KNOWN AS ‘N-POWER’, IS ONE OF THE FIVE INITIATIVES OF THE SOCIAL INVESTMENT PROGRAMMES OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA, DESCRIBED BY PRESIDENT MOHAMMDU BUHARI IN HIS DEMOCRACY DAY SPEECH AS “BY FAR THE MOST AMBITIOUS SOCIAL PROTECTION PROGRAMME IN OUR HISTORY.”

A total sum of N500 billion has been provided for the programme in the 2016 Budget, an unprecedented development in Nigeria’s budget history.
N-POWER IS DESIGNED TO HELP YOUNG NIGERIANS ACQUIRE AND DEVELOP LIFE-LONG SKILLS TO BECOME SOLUTION PROVIDERS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND TO BECOME PLAYERS IN THE DOMESTIC AND GLOBAL MARKETS.

IT WILL PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR 500,000 GRADUATES AS TEACHERS, AGRICULTURE EXTENSION ADVISERS, HEALTHCARE ASSISTANTS, AND CIVIC AND ADULT EDUCATION INSTRUCTORS IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS NIGERIA.http://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2016/06/13/fg-says-jobs-portal-records-400000-registrations-in-36-hours/

When you look well on that list, you would see many wailing wailer applying for Baba's Npower.

No be hipocrisy be that. They Nichodemously applied, and still come and shout ' buhari is a dulard'.

Pathetic!!