Payment Of NPower Outstanding Stipends Expected To Begin Today - Minister

The Personal Assistant on New Media to President Muhammadu Buhari, in a tweet stated that the 500,000-strong N-Power enrollees throughout the country should expect to receive credit alerts for outstanding payments of their monthly entitlement from today, the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development discloses in a statement.

FLASH: The 500,000-strong N-Power enrollees throughout the country should expect to receive credit alerts for outstanding payments of their monthly entitlement from today, the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development discloses in a statement.

— Bashir Ahmad (@BashirAhmaad) April 14, 2020

The Special Adviser to the Minister on Media and Press Affairs Mallam Salisu Na’inna Dambatta in another news also stated that this followed the signing of the payment by the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq, after all due processes were concluded in line with the rules guiding federal government’s public financial expenditure.

“Those responsible for processing the payment must do it in conformity with the necessary rules and regulations to ensure accountability,” the Minister emphasised.

“Now that the rules were followed strictly and the process concluded, I was given the assurance that they will start receiving credit alerts from their banks today, Tuesday, April 14, 2020,”

According to the statement, the Minister restated the resolve of the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari to overhaul the National Social Investment Programmes (NSIPs), including the N-Power component, to ensure transparency, effectiveness, accountability and the judicious application of public resources in running the programmes.