ASABA – Delta State Governor, Dr.Ifeanyi Okowa on Tuesday commended the Federal Government on the commencement of the Expanded Special Public Works Programme in the country.
Okowa gave the commendation at the official flag-off of the Special Public Works Programme (the 774,000 jobs) for the South-South Geopolitical zone held at the Federal Secretariat Complex, Asaba.
Represented by the State Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu, Governor Okowa expressed excitement on the commencement of the Programme adding that the program will help curb unemployment in the country.
He advised the beneficiaries to see the opportunity as their little beginning while looking to the unveiling of similar projects to engage more Nigerians out of poverty.
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Minister of State for Labour, Festus Keyamo SAN, on Thursday, disclosed that the Federal Government has released N46.4 billion for the payment of stipends to beneficiaries of its Extended Special Public Works programme (ESPW) for three months.
He said the payment commences by the end of January.
Keyamo disclosed this during the launch of the implementation of the ESPW at the PTI Conference Centre, Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State.
He said that Nigerians who were already engaged would receive a stipend of N20,000 per month and a total of N60,000 for three months.
“For your information, the president has graciously released to us for the payment of stipends N46.4 billion. And we are ready to pay the stipend.
By Ifeanyi Olannye
Asaba, Jan. 5, 2021 Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has commended the Federal Government for the Extended Special Public Works (ESPW) programme, saying it will positively impact the state.
He gave the commendation on Tuesday in Asaba, during the flag-off of the 774,000 ESPW jobs programme of the Federal Government for the 774 Local Government Areas of the country.
Okowa was represented by the State Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu.
He said that though each participant would be taking N20, 000 monthly stipend for the programme that would last for three months, the programme had the capacity of injecting about N500 million monthly into the state economy.
By Aisha Gambo
Kaduna, Jan. 5, 2021 The Federal Government’s Extended Special Public Works (ESPW), also known as the 774,000 jobs programme, has been inaugurated in Kaduna State.
The inauguration was done on Tuesday in Kaduna by the National Directorate of Employment (NDE).
Naija247news reports that 774,000 unemployed Nigerians were selected across the 774 local government areas in the 36 states and the FCT for community/environment public works.
The programme was approved by President Muhammadu Buhari to reduce unemployment in the country.
In his speech at the inauguration, NDE Acting Director General, Malam Abubakar Nuhu-Fikpo, said that the directorate was totally committed and dedicated to the smooth and effective implementation of the programme.
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The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) has on Wednesday flagged off the Extended Special Public Works (SPW) programme tagged “temporary employment of 774,000 youths across the 774 Local Government Areas in the country, and the disbursement of N20,000 to each of the beneficiaries for three months.
It would be recalled that the scheme, which entails temporary employment of 774,000 youths across the 774 Local Government Areas in the country, and the disbursement of N20,000 to each of the beneficiaries for three months, was conceived by the Minister of State, Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo.
The minister, who is the Chairman of the Board of the NDE, mandated the directorate to coordinate the programme, which includes selected projects nationwide.