Npower Batch A/B Beneficiaries: Stipend Payment Officially Begins

Npower Batch A/B Beneficiaries: Stipend Payment Officially Begins

The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Bashir Nura Alkali, has cleared the air regarding the backlog payment owed to over 9000 batch A and B volunteers, these lump sum would be paid as from 4^th of October

N150, 000.00 each will be paid to 9,066 volunteers, representing 5 months allowances, while the allowances of 4,955 volunteers will be withheld, pending the conclusion of further investigation”

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Payment of 9,066 will fully commence as payment system challenges faced by the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, which has been overcome

The Ministry has commenced the final payment of the arrears on the few outstanding allowances of Batches A and B NPower volunteers

Beginning from Monday, 4^th of October, owed volunteers will be settled, beneficiaries receiving other payments such as salaries and allowances from multiple Federal Government Ministries, Department and Agencies (MDAs) on permanent employment or for participating in other schemes will not be paid

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“The Ministry carried out a detailed investigation in collaboration with relevant government MDAs and so far the accounts of 9,066 volunteers were cleared for final payment. Based on this reality, the 5 months allowance arrears of these volunteers, totaling N150,000.00 each, is currently being paid”

“The allowances of the remaining 4,955 are withheld pending the conclusion of further investigation. where clear violations of the agreements are established, such violators will be subjected to appropriate sanctions as stipulated by the law”

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