The commencement date for the Special Public Works Programme has been rescheduled from October 1 to November 1, 2020.
The Minister of State, Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, SAN, made the request for rescheduling the start date and this has been approved by President Muhammadu Buhari.
The programme is set to engage 1000 people across the 774 local government areas in Nigeria for menial jobs for a three-month duration.
Keyamo signed a statement yesterday stating that this approval was based on his memo to the President informing him about the state of the project sites which were still water-logged due to the ongoing rains. He said that the execution of the project is meant for the dry season.
According to the statement, “It is believed that by the 1st of November most of the project sites would be ready for work.
“Meanwhile, capturing of those to be engaged by the selected Banks was progressing seamlessly across the 774 LGAs in the country.
“Information regarding the banks attached to specific LGAs can be found on the project’s website www.specialpublicworks.gov.ng. More information is also available with the various State Selection Committees.”
