As the Nigerian Government continues its policy drive of lifting 100 million people out of poverty in the next 10 years, a new portal to accommodate the next batch of the N-power beneficiaries has been launched.
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq announced this at a media briefing in Abuja, Nigeria.
According to her, the Batch C will begin with an initial 500 thousand beneficiaries in the first stream and another 500 thousand in the second stream.
The Minister noted that the N-power Cluster will be administered through the National Social Investment and Information Management Systems.
“To ensure transparency, institutional memory and dynamic impact assessment of the N-Power cluster, Batch C will now be administered through the National Social Investment and Information Management System NASIMS”.
“Through this portal, beneficiaries will receive their stipends on time, have access to a wide range of industry specific content for leveraging enterprise learning, communicate their concerns and promptly receive feedback from the program implementation teams”.
“They will experience a redefined and seamless beneficiary verification process, including efficient transition and exit management plan which will enable beneficiaries to be migrated automatically to the NEXIT Program for POSSIBLE placement and employment opportunities with federal government agencies” the Minister explained.
According to her, the system was designed to optimize and complement the structural Reforms of Social Investment programmes.
Farouq added that the selection process was predicated on merit and equitable representation across all strata of the country.
“Selection will ensure equitable regional and gender representation including persons living with disabilities. Following safety concerns due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the ministry has taken concrete steps to ensure that the recruitment and
Onboarding of N-power beneficiaries is carried out with relevant public safety protocols with a greater percentage of the onboarding process taking place online, utilizing the NASIMS framework”, she added.
All applicants for Batch C’ are however required to log into the N-power self-service portal on www.nasims.gov.ng and update their records after which they will proceed to take the mandatory online test to progress to the next level of selection.
Information on how to log into the portal will be sent through sms and email to all Batch C applicants.
Dominica Nwabufo
