The Federal Government has rescheduled the commencement of the Public Works Programme aimed at engaging 774,000 people,from October to November 1st,2020
The programme is expected to engage 1,000 Nigerians each from the 774 local government area across of the country for menial jobs for three months.
The Minister of State ,Labour and Employment,Mr Festus Keyamo, said this in a statement signed by Mr Charles Akpan, the Deputy Director and Head of Press and Public Relations on Tuesday in Abuja.
According to the minister, the approval is based on his memo to the President informing him that most of the proposed project sites were still water-logged as the rains had not abated.
He said that the programme was designed for the dry season when most of the project sites would be ready for work.
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Keyamo said that capturing of those to be engaged by the selected banks had been progressing seamlessly across the 774 local government areas.
He therefore noted that the information regarding the banks attached to the specific local government areas could be found in the pHe said that more information was also available with the various state selection committees project’s website.
He said that more information was also available with the various state selection committees.
