The Presidential Youth Empowerment Scheme (P-YES) is structured as a Public Private Partnership (PPP) initiative driven by the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Youth and Students Affairs (OSAPYSA). The program is targeted at providing solutions to the challenges of youth unemployment, through the execution of direct empowerment initiatives.
Applications are invited for:
Title: Presidential Youth Empowerment Scheme (P-YES)
Location: Nationwide
The Presidential Youth Empowerment Scheme (P-YES) GOALS
The Presidential Youth Empowerment Scheme (P-YES) has been conceived and designed to:
- Fight and reduce unemployment among Nigerian youth by creating at least 774,000 empowerment opportunities.
- Train and empower youth to have the capacity to empower at least on other youth within his/her immediate community.
- Create wealth among the growing youth population.
- Guarantee sustained income for the target group.
- Fight the scourge of criminality and drug abuse among the youth by empowering them to be productively engaged.
- Help achieve the financial inclusion strategy of the Federal Government of Nigeria.
- Enhance production, productivity and value addition for new and existing urban and rural entrepreneurs across the 774 Local Government Areas in Nigeria on a sustainable basis.
- Consolidate and integrate youth development into the main stream of government policies, programmes and the national budget.
- Build the capacity of the youth to enable them take charge of their own wellbeing and future by building their assets and realizing their potentials.
- To integrate the youth into the Economic Diversification policy of the Federal Government of Nigeria.
- Contribute to GDP growth through the development of Micro, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (MSMEs).
Training
- The youth will undergo training in multiple vocations such as agriculture, Information technology, fashion, catering, technology acquisition and many other stategic vocations
Empowerment
- Successful trainees will be equipped with Seed Empowerment Tools (SET)s such as rice mills, poultry accessories, branded mobile kiosks, farm implements, mobile restaurants, tents, photography units etc.
P-YES Operation Framework
- The scheme is to be administered under the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, and coordinated by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Youth and Students Affairs.
Seed Empowerment Tools (SET):
- Youth will undergo training and practical skills acquisition programmes in multiple vocations. The beneficiaries will be given Seed Empowerment Tools (SET), which they are expected to grow and further empower other members of their community.
P-YES Seed Incubation Programme:
- The P-YES Seed Incubation Programme (PSIP) is anchored on the principle of two for one. That is, each of the 774,000 beneficiaries is expected to reproduce at least one beneficiary over a period of 12 months after being empowered with a seed business tool.
Requirements for Application
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. In addition to the fore going, the following is set as the basic pre-conditions for enlistment:
- Applicant must be a Nigerian citizen, male or female between the ages of 18 and 40.
- Applicant must have, at least one valid means of identification (National Identity card, International Passport, Permanent Voters Card- PVC).
- Applicant must provide a Second Level Beneficiary (SLB) to qualify for benefitting from the scheme.
- Ability to communicate in Basic English language and or any local Nigerian language.
- Provable upright character and a stable mind.
- Applicant must provide a guarantor preferably a community or religious leader.
- Ability to secure the endorsement of a local government official.
- Beneficiary should posses the capacity to transfer knowledge and mentor pairs within their communities.
- Applicants Must Complete a guarantor’s form. Get Form here(pdf
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click Here to Start Application
Click Here to Download Guarantor’s Form (pdf)
Application Procedure
- Apply Online via the link above, applying for the programme is easy.
- Just start by giving us your phone number and follow the instructions provided
Important Notice
- Application For the presidential youth empowerment scheme are to be made via thie above link and the resources. 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.
You are doing well
Can a fresh graduate who registered for P-YES also register for N-POWER when its out?
Please after filling the guarantor form where do I submit it at what is next
When is the program going to commence?
Same of us that apply since last year, do we need to reapply again? Feed back please, Thank you.
I applied for the P-yes program since early this year but have not been contacted…can I still apply?
notify me when the program will start
please notify me whenever there is any job vacant
Please notify me when it starts
Pls how can I apply?
nodify me when it will commence,I was told that once the sent you a mail with a pin you can still proceed even as the first batch is close of which I try but to no avail.What do I do.Still have a my guarantor form
please notify me when another batch will commence,I try it but due to net work I was unable to proceed but I was sent a pin through my mail but unable to log in.Wha do I do.
Is still on
Please I need the job someone should assist me on the registration my contact 08038531986
Wow! I never knew something like this is on until this day. Please keep me posted most especially about P- yes and N- power.
Thanks. God bless Nigeria.
Please alert me of any vacancy.
please notify me when the program will start
please notify me of any update on job. thanks you sir/
Email me job notifications
CAN AN N-POWER BENEFICIARY ALSO APPLY FOR THIS PROGRAM
PLEASE INFORM ME TO BE ABENEFIARY, I NEED THIS HELP, THANKS
Plz notify me for current employment
Pls i tried to open the application on my fone buh is not opening buh am able to download the gaurantor form. pls wht did i need to do again. tanks
Please, notify me when you start.
Please, notify me.
notify me when the programe will start
Please I have applied but up til now no notification
Please I have applied but up till now no notification. Mfon Andrew , mfonjoseph101@gmail
Does this scheme help someone who is finding it hard to finance he or she academic pursuit?
Please notify me when ever there job opportunities.
Thanks
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PLEASE NOTIFY ME OF PYES ONCE THEY START AGAIN
Please notify me
Notify me
What an incredible program. It is so important to empower youth to be entrepreneurs and leaders. I am impressed with the government’s initiative here! Great article.
I have registered,and also submitted everything, when is d names coming out
When is d short listed candidate of p yes be release
Notify me when the program will start in 2019
please,notify me for any job vacancy
When the p-yes will starts work?
WHY IS YOUR SITE NOT OPENING? PLS WHENEVER IS OPENED NOTIFY ME. THANKS
Notify me when you’re recruiting. Thanks
Notify me of latest developments.thanks
My phone number is 08159311159… I will love to be updated
Iam interested my no 08104066205
Pls notify me when ever d p- yes jobs are out again.
Dear All,
pls i could not apply for the P-YES programme. it wll be showing me ,your account has been suspended.
I need who will guide me on this o. Thanks
I’m interested how do i apply for it
Good evening, please I started the registration but stopped half way now I tried accessing it but its showing account suspended. What do I do?
Please when will the program start? please notify me when there is any job vacancy.
i want update on P-YES and job update.
Pls notify me
Please kindly contact when ever a new job spring up. Tanx
I registered for p yes since February I have also fill the guarantor form what is the way out now
Thanks for ur information, pls due notify me of any N power job.
Please sir which of d program is meant for graduate is it p-yes or N-power.
Pls is this real?
I have been short listed but i haven’t seen any update
To me I think federal government should partner with firms to create jobs for the youth and to reduce unemployment in our society.
Were you notify via the email or phone number? Or how did check the Short list? I applied but have not heard anything thing about pyes up till now.
Please notify me true my mail whenever they call for this program,because all my details has being summited thanks.
THE page is not going again
I applied and was shortlisted but ever since then I have receive no further update as to what should be the next line of action. I don’t know if the program is still valid but am very hopeful and I would like to be updated.
Hi av tried to register, but unable to,
I am in interest pls alert me
Am in interest pls alert me
notify me when they is job vacancy
Pls notify me when they is job vacancy
I try to apply but not working pls I need to apply help me out
Pls notify me pls elvinachima@gmail.com thanks
the site is not opening,whats wrong?
The site is no more responding,please whats the cause?
I applied and was shortlisted but ever since then I have receive no further update as to what should be the next line of action. I don’t know if the program is still valid but am very hopeful and I would like to be updated.
Thanks to this government