The federal government has employed 200, 000 graduates to work as teachers and agricultural extension workers across the country.
Laolu Akande, senior special assistant to the vice president on media, disclosed this at the second presidential economic communication workshop in Abuja on Friday.
He said they would only work for two years.
“We have selected 200,000 graduates out of 500,000. This is the first batch,” he said.
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“One hundred and fifty thousand will work as teachers while 50, 000 will work as extension workers.
“Their pay which is 30, 000 per month, will go directly into their account.”
He said the selection process was completed “a couple of weeks back,” but that BVN screening for the candidates delayed the exercise.
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Akande explained that the new employees would work in their states of residence, and that their local governments would be in charge of their supervision.
He added that another leg of the social intervention programme, which is conditional cash transfer to the poor, would kick off soon.
7 comments
IF YOU ARE A BENEFICIARY KINDLY INDICATE WITH A YES. THIS GOVERNMENT CAME IN WITH PROPAGANDA AND THEY ARE GOVERNING WITH PROPAGANDA. WHEN WILL THIS LIES STOP.
This is a welcome development. but hope it don’t go down as one of those promises that were never kept. There should be no stories this time.
Let’s see the list ???? Nigeria government abeg who na
Your comment..good, but the list of beneficiaries should be made public on LG basis. The pics looks like people in the redeemed church, not the indigents.
Your comment..has anyone received any message on this please
Please , can we see the list and als know the criteria with which you selected them. Thanks
Your comment..when d program will be started ?