FG to recruit another 300,000 youths NPOWER.
Mohammed said that the Federal Government would “reopen the
N-POWER portal by next week to commence the process for the recruitment”.
He
enjoined the youths to take advantage of the recruitment exercise by completing
the application process on line, adding than 200,000 people benefitted from the
first batch of the programme.
The minister said that no fewer than 27,000
people had benefited from the Conditional Cash Transfer programme, while
government had given 7,000 interest free loans to market men and women across
the country.
The minister said the home grown school feeding programme of government
had covered over 1.2 million pupils and the Kwara State would be on the team of
the social intervention programme in September.
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The News Agency of Nigeria
(NAN) reports the minister was in Isanlu-Isin to explore ways to develop the
road leading to Owu Water Fall, located near to the community.
The Water Fall,
which is 120 metres above sea level is credited to be the highest and most
spectacular natural water fall in West Africa and a significant symbol of
nature.
The minister recalled that he had visited the Owu water fall in
February, where he advocated Public-Private-Partnership for its development.
He
said he was glad to hear that efforts had been made as far back as 2009 to
develop the road leading to the fall.
Mohammed urged the community leader to
make available to him documents relating to the contract to enable him move for
quick execution of the project.
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“It has been revealed to me that the contract
for the construction of the road had been advertised and bided for and the
Bureau of Public Procurement had issued a No Objection Certificate. “If we get
those documents, we can see how we can revive the contract “The fall is one of
the tallest in Africa and it is just lying there fallow.
“If we can get the
road done, it will attract tourists and revive the economy of the surrounding
communities,” the minister said. The traditional ruler of Isanlu-Osin, Oba
Solomon Oloyede thanked the minister for the visit and expressed the support of
his people for the government of President Muhammadu Buhari.
He commended the
government for its efforts at restoring peace and security to the nation as
well as the successes recorded in its anti corruption fight.
The monarch urged
the government to do its best in fixing the road linking the community to the
Owu Water Fall.
arlier in an address, the President of Isanlu-Osin Development
Association, Mr Emmanuel Oladele said that the contract for the construction of
the road to the fall was captured in 2009 budget.
He appealed to the Minister
to use his good offices for government to revisit the contract in its 2018
budget.
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