HOW TO APPLY FOR 2019 NATIONWIDE PRESIDENTIAL YOUTH EMPOWERMENT SCHEME (P-YES)

Are you a graduate or non-graduate, an SSCE holder, School drop out etc, Do you want to acquire professional skills? Do you want to be trained and retrained? what am about to share to you is an amazing opportunity that will change your life.

The Federal Government on his quest to reduce unemployment in Nigeria by providing jobs both direct and indirect to populace has commenced a Nationwide application known as Presidential Youth Empowerment Scheme (P-YES). We shall be bringing you in details what P-YES is all about.

The Presidential Youth Empowerment Scheme (P-YES) is structured as a Public Private Partnership (PPP) initiative, the program is targeted at providing solutions to the challenges of youth unemployment, through the execution of direct empowerment initiatives.

The Scheme will engage the youth with training and practical skills acquisition programmes in multiple vocations and the successful beneficiaries will be equipped with Seed Empowerment Tools (SET) for you to use and grow and further empower other members of their community.

''The intervention programme of the Scheme is into five categories; Agriculture, Fashion and Beauty, Healthcare, Food and Beverages, and Technology Acquisition.'' 

Application Requirements for Presidential Youth Empowerment Scheme

• The scheme will be accessible to the literate, semi-literate and the non-literate population.

• The threshold for qualification is set at the basic ability and capacity to learn and be teachable.

• Applicant must be a Nigerian male or female between the ages of 18 and 40.

• Applicant must have a means of identification (National Identity card, International Passport, Permanent Voters Card- PVC).

• Applicant must provide a Second Level Beneficiary (SLB) to qualify for benefits from the scheme.

• Ability to communicate in Basic English language and or any local Nigerian language.

• Applicant must provide a guarantor preferably a community or religious leader.

• Ability to secure the endorsement of a local government official.

• The beneficiary should possess the capacity to transfer knowledge and mentor pairs within their communities.

• Applicants Must Complete a guarantor's form. Get Form here

P-YES Methods Of Application

The Presidential Youth Empowerment Scheme can be applied in two ways; through an online and offline method.

 Apply through an Online Method

• Application For the presidential youth empowerment scheme is to be made via this portal and the resources. https://p-yes.gov.ng/application

• It is important to note that no registration fees will be required during the application/selection process. Please be aware of fraudulent entities who may try to prey on honest citizens.

•   Start by giving us your phone number and follow the instructions provided

How to SIGN UP P-YES Application

• type in your browser http://applicant.p-yes.gov.ng/signup

• Please provide your current phone number and an email address

• An activation code will be sent to you via SMS and Email. You will need to provide this activation code in the next step to continue

• Although an email address is not compulsory in this step, please provide one to ensure delivery of your verification code.

• Click SIGNUP

Apply P-YES through Offline Method

Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Youth and Student Affairs.

5th floor, Wing B Phase 1,
Federal Secretariat Complex,
Central Business District,
Abuja, Nigeria.

Call Centre
+234 (0) 803 568 4620
+234 (0) 806 000 0399
+234 (0) 803 460 0766
+234 (0) 806 613 2217

All lines are open from 8: am till 4:00 pm

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