FG gives fresh update on ’employment’ of NPower beneficiaries

NPower Latest News – The Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, has labelled as “fake news” trending stories being shared on social media about the employment of NPower beneficiaries into the Federal Civil Service (FCS) by President Muhammadu Buhari.

In a statement signed by the Deputy Director Information, Rhoda Ishaku Iliya, and made available in Abuja Saturday, the Ministry said any news about NPower or its programmes will be communicated to the public through “appropriate channels”.

The statement reads: “The attention of the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development  has been drawn to the fake news trending on social media that President Muhammadu Buhari will on June 12 broadcast to the nation the absorption of NPower Volunteers Batch A, into the Federal Civil Service.

“The Ministry is hereby calling on the public to disregard the message and consider it as fake news. Any information on NPower or the National Social Investment Programme will be issued through the appropriate Federal Government channels.”