disclosed that it has selected 12,000 unemployed youths for the second
phase of its programme in Kano State.
Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, in Kano, the State
Commissioner for Budget and Planning, Hajiya Aisha Jafar-Yusuf said
the list of the successful applicants had been displayed at the
headquarters of the 44 local government areas of the state.
Jafar-Yusuf said that the applicants would soon be posted to the
various organisations for them to commence work.
The commissioner said, "During the first phase of the N-Power
registration; only 23, 000 youths registered, but with the
government's support more than 60,000 youths registered under the
second phase.
"So, out of 60, 000 youths that registered,12, 000 applicants were
successful this time around, because we have been able to mobilise our
youths."
Jafar-Yusuf urged the successful applicants to make the best use of
the opportunity provided by the N-power programme to become
self-reliant and enhance their socio-economic status.
She expressed the hope that the Federal Government would in subsequent
phases of the programme give Kano State a special consideration for
more slots in view of its population.
The commissioner commended the Federal Government for introducing the
programme, which she said was designed to reduce the rate of
unemployment among the youth in the country.
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