Npower Update: September Payment

The Npower programme, which has come under heavy fire for its failure to pay beneficiaries their stipends and feeding allowances, has now stated that allowances for September 2021 have been paid.

Some time ago, the scheme announced solutions for e Batch C Stream 1 beneficiaries who had been having issues accessing their payment or checking their payment status. Affected beneficiaries were asked to check the details which they had submitted for payment, in order to ensure that the correct Bank Verification Number (BVN) and bank account numbers were provided.

Some beneficiaries did as they were instructed, but still saw the issues remain with the payment. Others saw their payment status change to ‘Pending’, which is the first stage of the payment process.

News began to circulate online that the September payment has commenced, regardless of a ‘failed’ payment status. All the Batch C beneficiaries were assured in the news that all those still having issues with their September payment would have their fears alleviated, as September payment had been cleared for takeoff.

On the NASIMS Facebook page, it was then confirmed that all outstanding payments for the month of September, irrespective of any ‘failed’ payment status still reflecting. NASIMS stated that the process of crediting accounts has also begun, as the issues had been cleared.

However, some beneficiaries commented on the news item, with some stating that they had not seen anything from the scheme even more than 24 hours after the scheme announced that it had sorted the payment. One particular individual stated that they knew about 13 people who had not received anything yet from Npower. Some also complained that the ‘payment failed’ status has remained on their dashboards, and they had not received any payments.

Commenting on the general situation, another internet user lamented about the state of the country, touting the payment of the September stipend in December as wickedness and wrongdoing.

NASIMS also addressed a form which was in circulation for Npower beneficiaries, sold for N1,000. NASIMS stated that the form was fake, and people should not be fooled by those selling those forms to them.