A good number of youths are taking advantage of the Federal Government Empowerment Programmes existing in Nigeria, many of which we are quite sure a lot of youths are sadly unaware of, that is what necessitated this piece of article, there is a lot to benefit from the Federal Government Empowerment Programmes, so many youths have turned this to a very well meaningful life challenging opportunity to develop themselves and the society at large as well as reduce unemployment rate.
What is ?Federal Government Empowerment Programmes
There are several youth empowerment programmes introduced and financed by the local, state and federal government respectively, these programmes sponsors young Nigerians talents and learn skills that will to develop their skills, It is usually targeted at young people to reduce the rate of unemployment,
Through this platform, the made in Nigeria product is encouraged and promoted in diverse sector of the nations economy, and it covers both the graduates, non-graduates, skilled and unskilled category.
List of 10 Working Youth Empowerment Programmes in Nigeria
Below forms the list of accessible Youth Empowerment programmes available to Nigerian youths. I bet you, there are so many government youth Empowerment program that you never knew existed, this is an eye opener which you can exploit to benefit from.
- Youth empowerment and development Initiative(YEDI)
- African Youth Empowerment-Nigeria(AYEN)
- Young Entrepreneurs of Nigeria(YEN)
- Youth Empowering People(YEP)
- Graduate Internship Scheme(GIS)
- Youth Entrepreneurial Support Project(YES-P)
- Diamond Crest for Youth Education Foundation(DCYEF)
- Youth Initiative for Sustainable Agriculture in Nigeria(YISA)
- Subsidy Re-investment and Empowerment Program(SURE-P)
- Youth Enterprise with Innovation in Nigeria(YEIN)
Graduate Internship Scheme (GIS)
This special program as the name implies is targeted at the young Nigerian Graduates with the aim of? creating opportunities for qualified graduate to serve as interns in either in government agencies or reputable private firms, this is to enable them gain useful out-of-school skills,be more employable as well as gather job entry experiences while also earning a living and rewarding allowance or stipend for upkeep and self development.
Youth Entrepreneurship Support Programme (YES-P)
This is one of the?Federal Government Empowerment Programmes, an initiative of the Nigerian Bank of Industry (BoI) staged serving National Youth Corp (NYSC) members in Nigeria. It was launched in 2015 to reduce youth unemployment especially among the graduates, this scheme is serviced through the Graduate Entrepreneurship Fund (GEF) Programme.
Youth Initiative for Sustainable Agriculture (YISA)
Youth Initiative for Sustainable Agriculture (YISA) is a scheme which targets young graduates who studied Agricultural related courses in Nigeria and in Diaspora, as well as young Nigerian Youths of ages 15-40 who not only interested in the benefits the program promises but equally have undying passion in Agri-Business and Agricultural sector in general in collaboration with?the Organization’s Youth Collaborative Community Agriculture programme (YOCCAP).