Contributions of N-Power Health And N-Power Non-Graduate Programmes to Poverty Alleviation in Rivers State, Nigeria

The study assessed the contributions of N-power health and N-power non graduate programmes to poverty alleviation in Rivers State, Nigeria. Multi-stage sampling procedure was used to select 387 participants of N-power programmes from the study area using interview schedule. Table, frequency, percentage, mean scores and ANOVA were used to present and analyse data. Findings revealed that N-power health has enhanced access to health facilities (x=2.86), improved immunization for children (x=2.78), reduced infant mortality (x=2.75), increased youth employment (x=2.65), reduced teen's pregnancy (x=2.62) among others. N-power non-graduate category has contributed poorly to poverty alleviation in the study area as the grand mean was 2.46. However, it contributed in: increased in assets ownership (x= 3.00), increased youth employment (x= 2.89), improved skill acquisition (x= 2.68), increase in income (x= 2.61) among others. Challenges encountered by N-Power health and N-Power non-graduate Programmes Participants are: lack of continuity (x= 3.36), excessive bottleneck/ logistics to access intervention (x= 3.20), political attachment to project intervention (x= 3.12) among others. There is a significant difference in the contribution of Npower programmes (N-power Health and N-Power Non Graduate) to poverty alleviation in River State. It was concluded that n-power programmes were executed and women, men and youths participated. The study recommends that concern authorities should reassess the progamme and its challenges to ensure effective contributions.