Over 1000 Nigerians will this year be beneficiaries of N500Million Naira Grant seed capital set aside for young Nigerian entrepreneurs and students.
This was disclosed this week during the launch of the YESGrant Scheme by the Nigerian Young Professionals Forum (NYPF) in partnership with Heritage Bank, which took place at the Four Point Hotel in Lagos, Nigeria.

The event, which was very well attended by dignitaries, including representatives from the Nigerian University Commission (NUC), National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), as well as captains of industries and top government functionaries as part of efforts to grow more indigenous entrepreneurs among young Nigerians and deliberately create over 50,000 jobs in the next 5 years of the program circle.

Speaking during the launch, Chairman of the Nigerian Young Professionals Forum (NYPF), Moses Siloko Siasia, said he was inspired by the big impact small businesses can have on the economy and that was why the grant was created to provide incubator support to enable young entrepreneurial postulants with creative ideas in Agriculture, ICT and creative economy start or expand their business concepts in those areas.
“I have built businesses from the scratch and I understand the challenges people face and that is why I am optimistic that if given the necessary support, young Nigerians will not only grow the Nigerian economy, they will completely revolutionize it”.

Speaking also, the Managing Director of Heritage Bank, who was represented by the Head of Marketing Strategy Mr Obioma Emenike said he was optimistic that the initiative would lead to start ups and give a boost to economic growth and issued a call out to entrepreneurs to use their network to encourage their friends and colleagues apply for it.

The YESGrant will provide business training for up to 600 aspiring young entrepreneurs spread across all geo-political zones in Nigeria and will encourage expansion, specialization and spin-offs of existing businesses, which is to enable young entrepreneurs access a wide business professional network and improve their visibility, while entrepreneurs will receive up to 2million Naira annually as grant.

The YESGrant is to enable Nigerian students with extreme financial need pursue their academic dreams and aspiration in the areas of research and technological/scientific innovation and it will also help low income and disadvantage students with their tuition of which over 500 students will benefit from this year’s grant .

Furthermore, Students studying in Nigeria will receive up to 500,000 (Five Hundred Thousand Naira) while those studying in the United Kingdom will receive up to 3,000pounds and those studying in the United States will receive up to 5,000dollars annually as grant

To apply for the YESGrant available at www.YESGrant.com prospective recipients must be between the ages of 18- 40, be registered members of the Nigerian Young Professionals Forum (NYPF) and have an account with Heritage Bank prior to the disbursement of the funds in August 2016. Student’s award recipients must in addition provide their matriculation number and academic progression report.

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I must take my share


Just kidding


This is a welcome development

This is really nice. I hope wailers will take advantage and do something better with their lives

Babu.

To apply for the YESGrant available at
www.YESGrant.com prospective recipients must be between the ages of 18- 40, be registered members of the Nigerian Young Professionals Forum (NYPF) and have an account with Heritage Bank prior to the disbursement of the funds in August 2016. Student’s award recipients must in addition provide their matriculation number and academic progression report.

See conditions! YOUWIN YESGRANT.

Good idea. Let Buhari and APC learn from this and stop that N500B cake they are about to bake.

great

Standing5:
Good idea. Let Buhari and APC learn from this and stop that N500B cake they are about to bake.

This is a government program by 'Buhari and APC'.

Most of you no read the term and condition which consist of me paying 10k for one yeye youth group and owning an account with heritage bank.

phantonce:
Most of you no read the term and condition which consist of me paying 10k for one yeye youth group and owning an account with heritage bank.

And is that too much to ask?

I see, you'd rather waste such money on frivolities than invest it in your future.

Good development. Hope no string is attached??

By "1000 young Nigerians" APC loyalists zombies you mean?









APC government is a scam so









Believe at your own peril

Believe this govt at your own peril baby.

ok

Welcome development.

Where we go put our names down?
(registration)

Edited...

just went tru it now, where's d nearest heritage bank to ikorodu?

EFCC Why?

IyaIode:
This is really nice. I hope wailers will take advantage and do something better with their lives

it is not buhari's projects.

Na still dem people dem go share am for.. their pikin dem just like CBN.


dem go say if dem do am for all people go die like immigration recruitment..


Nigerians which one una prefer.

SCAM! THEM GO COLLECT YOUR REGISTRATION FEE & THEM NO GO GIVE YOU KOBO! WHY CANT THE REGISTRATION BE FREE?

HirstMOG:



it is not buhari's projects.

top government dignitaries are involved so in a way it's with the backing of the govt of the day.

hope Ghost's won't benefit more than the targeted citizen

royal231:
Na still dem people dem go share am for.. their pikin dem just like CBN.


dem go say if dem do am for all people go die like immigration recruitment..


Nigerians which one una prefer.

stop prophecing doom. Wait for that to happen before getting an election over it bro

tbaba1234:

This is a government program by 'Buhari and APC'.

I give up!

the rest after 40 should go and die abi?

Nice

Only if it's not selective. 80% 4 d rich, 20% 4 d yearning poor masses who actually nid it.