Why NPower has not paid stipends to some beneficiaries

SCHOOL GIST NOW ON NPower: Government youths empowerment scheme, N-Power, has stated reasons for non-payment of stipends to beneficiaries, ranging from absenteeism, unmatched name and other reasons.

The existing N-Power beneficiaries started December 2016 and so far youths who are gainfully hired have been earning N30,000 monthly stipends but beneficiaries’ name have have not find their way to the payroll.

Some have only received stipends once, some twice, while some have never been paid since the programme kick-started 9 months ago.

According to NPower, here are reasons some beneficiaries have not been paid:

1.Payment on hold

2.Absent

3.Disqualified

4.Account Non-Nuban

5.Account with unmatched BVN

6.Name unmatched

7.BVN not existing.

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