Nigeria government has an internet portal named npower.gov.ng. through which job seekers can apply for jobs.
This is the first roll-out of its N500billion social investment programmes and the government is set to begin taking applications online for positions in the 500,000 direct teacher jobs scheme.
While the portal would be live on Saturday June 11, applications are expected to start coming in on June 12.
“Unemployed Nigerians selected and trained will play teaching, instructional, and advisory roles in primary, and secondary schools, agricultural extension systems across the country, public health and community education-covering civic and adult education,” said Mr. Laolu Akande, the Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Publicity in a statement.
“According to the plan of the Buhari administration, the N-Power Teacher Corps programme is an invaluable opportunity for young Nigerians to make immense economic and social contributions to the nation while developing their skills. It will also help to address the problems of inadequate teachers in public schools,” the statement said.
President Muhammadu Buhari had in his May 29 Democracy Day broadcast to the nation 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 train another 75,000 in the areas of building services, construction, utilities, hospitality and catering, automotive vocations, aluminium and gas services.
All trainees would be paid for the duration of their training, the statement said.
