The National Industrial Court in Abuja has fixed November 4, 2025, to begin hearing a case filed by N-Power beneficiaries against the Federal Government over unpaid stipends owed for several years.
According to court documents dated September 1, 2025, and marked NICN/ABJ/214/2025, the matter will be mentioned before the National Industrial Court at 10 Port Harcourt Crescent, Area 11, Garki, Abuja, at 9:00 a.m.
The notification of the hearing was issued through the beneficiaries’ legal representative, Barrister Hikima A. A. Esq., of A. A. Hikima & Co., who shared the letter on his Facebook page on Friday.
The case stems from long-standing complaints by N-Power Batch C2 beneficiaries, who claim the government has withheld their stipends for more than three years. The N-Power programme, designed to run for one year, promised participants a monthly payment of ₦30,000. However, many beneficiaries allege they received only three months’ pay, while others were not paid at all.
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Despite multiple engagements with the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and meetings involving high-ranking officials, including Deputy Senate President Senator Barau Jibrin, the aggrieved youths insist that all they have received are “empty promises.”
The N-Power Batch C2 is part of the Federal Government’s broader National Social Investment Programme (NSIP), aimed at tackling youth unemployment through skills training and empowerment. Batch C was divided into two streams, C1 and C2, each targeting 500,000 young Nigerians.
Over the past three years, the delay in stipend payments has sparked widespread frustration and social media campaigns, with online groups mobilising to demand accountability and full payment.
As the court prepares to sit on November 4, thousands of beneficiaries across the country are hoping for justice and a resolution that could restore confidence in one of Nigeria’s most ambitious youth empowerment programmes.
