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,

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

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

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.

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.