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PRESIDENT TINUBU LAUNCHES POWER FORCE TO TRAIN 5,000 YOUNG NIGERIANS, ACCELERATE SMART METER ROLLOUT

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has launched Power Force, a new national initiative that will train 5,000 young Nigerians to support the accelerated deployment of smart electricity meters across the country, create employment opportunities, and strengthen ongoing power sector reforms.

The programme, implemented through the Presidential Metering Initiative (PMI), a federation led initiative with the Federal Ministry of Youth Development, is a practical intervention designed to close critical skills gaps in meter installation while expanding opportunities for young Nigerians to participate directly in national development.

Power Force forms part of the administration’s broader effort to improve the performance and financial sustainability of the electricity sector. Expanded metering will help reduce estimated billing, improve transparency in customer charges, strengthen revenue collection, and support better service delivery over time.

The initiative also advances President Tinubu’s commitment to job creation and youth empowerment by equipping participants with practical technical skills, recognised certification, and pathways to employment and entrepreneurship within the power value chain.

The first phase of the programme will commence in Abuja in July 2026, with subsequent rollout across the six geopolitical zones.

Participants will undergo intensive technical training delivered by the National Power Training Institute of Nigeria (NAPTIN), while certification and compliance standards will be overseen by the Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA). Successful trainees will be connected to deployment opportunities with distribution companies, meter providers, and other industry partners

Speaking on the initiative, Chairman Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq said, “Power Force is a federation initiative that connects opportunity with impact, creating jobs for young Nigerians while strengthening electricity access in every state.”

The Honourable Minister of Power, Honourable Joseph Tegbe, said “A stronger power sector begins with skilled people. Power Force invests in Nigerian talent to power our nations future”

The Honourable Minister of Youth Development, Honourable Ayodele Olawande, said the programme reflects the administration’s commitment to creating practical opportunities for young Nigerians.

“Young Nigerians want opportunity, not handouts. Power Force gives them practical skills, recognised certification, and a direct pathway to meaningful work that supports national development.”

According to the Executive Secretary PMI, Mrs. Olu Arowolo Verheijen, “Metering restores trust. When customers pay only for what they use, revenues improve, investment follows, and service gets better. Power Force helps us scale that progress faster.”

Applications for the first cohort will open on 4 July 2026 and remains open for two weeks.

For eligibility criteria and programme details, visit pmi.com.ng or apply via pmi.naptin.gov.ng


Mrs. Olu Verheijen

Executive Secretary

Presidential Metering Initiative

July 2, 2026

Jobs for our young people remain central to our Renewed Hope Agenda.

Through the Presidential Metering Initiative (PMI), which I established to close Nigeria’s metering gap, end estimated billing, protect consumers, and strengthen the electricity market, we are opening a new pathway for 5,000 young Nigerians to be trained as meter installers and technicians under The Power Force.

This programme is about jobs, skills, and dignity.

It will equip young Nigerians with practical technical skills and connect them to real work in a sector that touches every home, every business, and every community in our country.

The opportunity will be open to eligible Nigerians who have completed their secondary school education, with a dedicated quota reserved for members of the National Youth Service Corps.

Metering is also central to making power more available to Nigerians.

When homes and businesses are properly metered, Nigerians can pay for what they actually use. When electricity distribution companies collect revenues more transparently and fairly, they are better able to reduce losses, maintain infrastructure, expand connections, and invest in better service.

This is how we build a power sector that is fairer to consumers, stronger for investors, and better able to deliver reliable electricity to the Nigerian people.

I have directed the Presidential Metering Initiative to work with the Federal Ministry of Youth Development @fmydNG, NAPTIN @NaptinNigeria, and all relevant stakeholders to commence this programme within the next 30 days.

I encourage eligible young Nigerians to apply.

Join The Power Force. Learn a skill. Earn with dignity. Help us end estimated billing and be part of the work to light up Nigeria.

Apply via pmi.naptin.gov.ng. Portal opens on July 4, 2026.

Bola Ahmed Tinubu
President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
@NGRPresident @NigeriaGov

helinues:
Those who have been lurking around this forum attacking others for no reason, this is an opportunity to be productive in life

Pootle:
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YoungLionken:
This man is a serial joker ! For how much!!?

helinues:
This one is one of the people lurking around the forum, dedicated their entire life to be trolling others

You better go and apply for the job or your penury situation might remain the same for life

Life of a born troller

helinues:
This one is one of the people lurking around the forum, dedicated their entire life to be trolling others

You better go and apply for the job or your penury situation might remain the same for life

Life of a born troller

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helinues:
Could you please define a serial joker because I am wondering why you guys just throw some English words without understanding the meaning?

Are we using different English curriculum across the Nigeria regions?

YoungLionken:
Thou shall not tempt the lord your god...

Hezmatosky210:
200,0000,000 minus 5,000 = 199,995,000
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helinues:
Typical Obidients. See how he stylishly tear race. They can never defend their own talk like their principal

Hezmatosky210:
200,0000,000 minus 5,000 = 199,995,000
Continue

Hezmatosky210:
200,0000,000 minus 5,000 = 199,995,000
Continue