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LasgidiOnline:
The Young Entrepreneurs of Nigeria (YEN) the umbrella body and voice for Nigerian young entrepreneurs in collaboration with His Imperial Majesty Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ooni of Ife is set to host Youth Empowerment Summit 2017 with the theme Youth Empowerment: A Panacea for Unemployment, Economic Growth and Sustainable Development.
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The collaborative move was revealed at a joint press conference held at the Ooni’s Palace in Ife on Monday, 21st August, 2017. The chief Monarch, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi and the National President, Young Entrepreneurs of Nigeria (YEN) Mr. Chris Kohol, reiterated their commitment to youth entrepreneurship development in Nigeria as shown in the collaboration to host the Youth Empowerment summit 2017 (YES2017).
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The National President of YEN, Chris Kohol disclosed that YES2017 will be the 2017 annual gathering of Nigerian young entrepreneurs and youths at all stages of business development: business leaders, youth entrepreneurs, mentors, budding entrepreneurs, investors, government officials, to discuss and x-ray the challenges and solutions to youth entrepreneurship and empowerment in Nigeria demonstrating YEN’s continued efforts and commitment in fostering youth entrepreneurship development and empowerment in Nigeria for sustainable growth and economic development. “YES2017 will be the biggest entrepreneurship event in Nigeria” he said.
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Similarly, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi who is the Grand Patron of YEN said his commitment and support to the laudable project was sequel to his promise to help Nigerian youths at all stages in carving out niches for themselves, become gainfully and meaningfully engaged amidst the harsh economic realities in the country. “I completely support the initiative of the group to empower Nigerian youths to make them responsible and relevant” Ooni said.

Highlighting the economic importance of the empowerment event, YEN National President further disclosed that YES2017 will empower some selected 8,000 youths across the federation.

Among whom 500 youths will receive business funding/business tools through Young Entrepreneurs of Nigeria (YEN) and other YES2017 partners, 500 youths will receive free business websites, 1000 youths will receive mentorship and 6,000 youths will receive special business training/capacity building to support start-ups and enable existing youth entrepreneurs boost their respective businesses across the country that will further trigger economic growth and sustainable development. “Our association has empowered over 5000 youth entrepreneurs in the past 16 months” Chris Kohol said.

Speaking further on the summit, Chris Kohol revealed that the summit is a tour that would involve the six geo-political zones of Nigeria, and would host over 30 000 delegates, 1000 exhibitors and 60 speakers from all works of life cutting across captains of industries, stakeholders, public executives and budding entrepreneurs. The summit will commence 27th September through 2nd November, 2017 he noted.

Similarly, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, urged all well-meaning Nigerians from all works of life to be part of this laudable project aimed at taking the youth out of the menace of unemployment and fostering sustainable economic growth. “I call on all well-meaning Nigerians to be part of the event. It will take the youth out of the menace of unemployment and foster sustainable economic growth for the country”. The chief monarch further called on the youths to jettison activities capable of destabilizing the country. He encouraged them to engage in projects and programmes that promote national unity and peaceful co-existence. For summit registration visit www.yen.org.ng/registeryes

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chrisbemk4u:
Debbie, please go bring out the details now, okay. Please bring all the proofs here so that the world can see. If you can't present any proof now, don't comment on any trend on this platform. Look at yourself, why do you allow yourself to be used by evil men.

debbie:
YEN is one thing that have scammed alot of Nigerians..TEEF owned by tony elumelu didn't request for money to get start-ups funded,neither did he do all those abracadabra that YEN do all in the name of getting the best business ideas.Now carefully read through to understand what i am talking about.

YEN opens application from every Nigerian youth,and you are expected to pay 3k for a form which they said it is help your business proposal and conditions will be placed on the form.Now lagos,enugu,asaba,kaduna,abuja and other major centers last year had 0ver 2000 applicants with lagos having as high as 5000 youths.Do the maths 3000x20000=60,000,000naira.... this is just approximate value and may be more than this.
You will be called for auditioning and all will takes about 2 days to conclude depending on your location.The haven't yet told you that there are forms you must sign..After selecting the people they want,you all will be invited to come to Lagos--a studio in lekki and you will be told that you are going to do another auditioning for a ENTREPRENEURSHIP REALITY SHOW that runs for 13 weeks.You are to sign a bond of agreement not to question them, argue or talk bad about them concerning the whole stuff.Many intelligent people refused to sign and left them.After some weeks you will hear how they have funded some business ventures with 500,000 and above.

NOTE-
1.You dont learn anything.
2.No knowledge is gained from successful and experienced entrepreneurs
3.The whole process looks so cooked and arranged with many things not clear.
4.There is no clarity from their initial plan and what you are seeing
5.You get frustrated with the whole process,they recruit young boys and girls who dont even know what they are doing.
6.We dont get to hear about the successful ones making great impact in the soceity.
7.Finally it turns out to be a reality show with whatever reason they have in mind.

Too many irrelevant pictures,courtesy calls and all is what you see in YEN.
While this is my candid analysis i must say that YEN is not productive to the needs of young people as they say.
Well i hope Nigerian youths will be wise to know what they want and not dance to every music they hear.

Thanks