Buhari moves forward with goal, unveils new plans of lifting 100m Nigerians out of poverty

 The federal government has increased N-Power volunteers to one million

In his efforts to get reduce the unemployment level among the youths in Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the increase of N-Power beneficiaries by one million.

"According to Legit.ng reports:, the president also approved the expansion of the Government Enterprise and Empowerment Program (GEEP)".

Buhari moves forward with goal | Photo Credit: informationng.com

"This was disclosed on Thursday, December 10, via his verified Twitter handle @MBuhari, adding that the move was aimed at fulfilling his promise of lifting 100 million Nigerians out of poverty."

We remain committed to the plan to lift 100m Nigerians out of poverty. To this end I have approved an increase in scope of our Social Investment Programme:
Doubling of @npower_ng beneficiaries to 1 million; 1 million new @geep_ng beneficiaries & 5 million new pupils for @NHGSFP.

— Muhammadu Buhari (@MBuhari) December 10, 2020

"President Buhari emphasised that five million pupils would be added into the National Home-Grown School Feeding Program (NHGSFP)."