Technical Acquisition. Agriculture. Fashion. ICT and Mobile Money. Fashion.

P-YES

Q: What is P-YES?

The Presidential Youth Empowerment Scheme (PYES) aims to create at least 774,000 empowerment opportunities through direct youth empowerment over a minimum period of two years.

CREATING OVER 774000 JOBS

PRESIDENTIAL YOUTH EMPOWERMENT SCHEME.

Mission

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CREATING OPPORTUNITIES & WEALTH

The initiative with The Presidential Youth Empowerment Scheme, P-YES is designed to run in partnership with State Governments, Multilateral Development Organizations and the private sector, to develop a mechanism for the facilitation of Nigeria’s Employment and Youth empowerment drive.

Our vision is to empower the Nigerian youth through creating opportunities and the enabling environment for wealth creation by arming the youth with requisite skills, knowledge and resources that will make them productive, thereby reducing poverty and creating an economically empowered youth population that are strategically positioned to creatively and meaningfully contribute to nation building.

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OBJECTIVES

Reduce Unemployment

To fight and reduce unemployment among Nigerian youth by creating at least 774,000 jobs through direct youth empowerment targeting to deliver 1000 jobs per local government.

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Empower The Youth

To empower youth to have the capacity to empower at least one other youth within their immediate community in the shortest time possible.

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Create Wealth

To create wealth among the growing youth population and guarantee sustained income for target groups.

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Reduce Crime

To strategically eliminate the scourge of criminality and drug abuse among the youth by empowering them to be productively engaged.

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Frequently Asked Questions

P-YES TrainingP-YES.GOV.NG2022-01-14T19:31:31+00:00

P-YES Training

Beneficiaries of the Presidential Youth Empowerment Scheme will be made to undergo training in various vocational skills such as Information technology, agriculture, fashion, technology acquisition, catering, and other sustainable vocations.

Afterward the successful trainees will be equipped with Seed Empowerment Tools (SETs) such as rice mills, branded mobile kiosks, poultry accessories, mobile restaurants, farm implements, tents, and even photography units.

Enlistment RequirementsP-YES.GOV.NG2022-01-14T19:30:32+00:00

Enlistment Requirements

One must be a Nigerian Male or Female between the ages of 18 – 40 years.
One must provide a means of identification (I.e., National Identity Card, International Passport, and Permanent Voters Card).
One must be able to communicate in the Basic English language and or any local Nigerian Language.
Be able to provide a Second Level Beneficiary (SLB) to qualify for benefits from the initiative.
One must possess a provable upright character and a stable mind alongside.
One must be able to secure the endorsement of a local government official.
Be able to provide a guarantor preferably a religious leader or a community leader.
One must possess the capacity to transfer knowledge and mentor other youths within and out of one’s community.
One must complete a guarantors’ form on our website.

Who can apply?P-YES.GOV.NG2022-01-14T19:30:47+00:00

Who can apply?

Technical Acquisition.
Agriculture.
Fashion.
ICT and Mobile Money.
Fashion.

How many have registered?P-YES.GOV.NG2022-01-05T08:16:38+00:00

How many have registered?

Altogether, over 500,000 youths in Nigeria have been beneficiaries of the initiative. With the latest recruitment process still underway, the beneficiaries of the PYES initiative is estimated at over 1,000,000.

What is P-YES?P-YES.GOV.NG2022-01-14T19:31:16+00:00

What is P-YES?

The Presidential Youth Empowerment Scheme (PYES) aims to create at least 774,000 empowerment opportunities through direct youth empowerment over a minimum period of two years.