Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Information
Subsidy Re-investment and Empowerment Programme
(SURE-P) Graduate Internship Scheme:

1.) In line with Mr. President’s promise to mitigate the
spate of youth unemployment in the country through the
re-investment of the subsidy funds, the Federal
Government has initiated the Graduate Internship Scheme
under the Social Safety net component of Subsidy
Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P).
The ultimate goal is to reduce unemployment among
graduates and stimulate economic growth, as part of
priority transformation agenda of the current
administrative, while also enhancing opportunities
towards the attainment of Vision 2020.

2.) The scheme has the objective to create opportunities
for unemployed graduates to be engaged for a period of
one (1) year in reputable firms and institutions, to enable
them acquire skills and experience and enhance their
employability. The scheme would be a form of partnership
with firms and institutions in which they get free labour
and undertake to groom and mentor the interns to acquire
skills on the job experience while government pays
stipends to the interns. This will help equip graduates
towards meeting the demands of employers in the current
labour market. Interns would be deployed to firms and
institutions in their areas of residence for convenience.

3.) Interns would be deployed according to the relevance
of their discipline to the firms. This will not only improve
manpower development but will also broaden the
applicant’s expertise and these interns would be under
close supervision for the period, to ensure diligence.


4.) Eligibility Criteria:
The scheme targets unemployed graduates (males and
females not more than 40 years of age) who are willing to
be engaged for a temporary period of one year in firms and
institutions to acquire skills; Applicants must have
completed a degree/HND Applicants must have
completed the mandatory NYSC or exempted.

5.) How to Apply:
The Federal Government of Nigeria hereby invites
interested unemployed graduates to express interest in the
scheme by visiting www.wyesurep.gov.ng to complete
and submit application forms online. The application shall
be processed on first come first serve basis for up to
50,000 interns and selection will be merit-based. Please
note that all information will be verified before
consideration for placement. Apply here: https://gis-
tool.wyesurep.gov.ng/


6.) Disclaimer:
This advertisement is published for information purposes
only and should not be construed as a commitment or
obligation on the part of SURE-P to award a job contract.
SURE-P will not be responsible for any costs or expenses
incurred by any interested applicant in connection with
submission of an application or any response to an
inquiry. SURE-P is not bound to shortlist any applicant
and reserves the right to reject or annul the application
process at any time without incurring any liability and
assigning any reason.

Only shortlisted applicants will be considered and
contacted.

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