Tobi Soniyi in Abuja
The Federal Government has created an internet portal named npower.gov.ng. through which job seekers can apply for jobs.
A statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday by the Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Publicity, Mr Laolu Akande, said the presidency would start taking applications online for positions in the 500,000 direct jobs for teachers’ scheme.
Akande said that while the portal would be live on Saturday June 11, applications are expected to start coming in on June 12, the beginning of next week.
He said: “Young unemployed Nigerians are advised to visit the website and apply.
President Muhammadu Buhari in his May 29th Democracy Day broadcast to the nation had formally launched the unprecedented social investment programmes already provided for under the 2016 Appropriation by the administration.
The 500,000 Teacher Corps, nicknamed N-Power Teach on the portal, is one of the three direct job- creation and training schemes Nigerians can start applying for from Sunday, June 12.
Others are N-Power Knowledge which will train 25,000 Nigerians in the area of technology, and N-Power Build, which trains another 75,000 in the areas of building services, construction, utilities, hospitality and catering, automotive vocations, aluminium and gas services.
Further details later
