Apply for PowerUp Entrepreneurship Program 2024 for Young Nigerians

The PowerUp project seeks to empower young Nigerians to become entrepreneurs.

One of the major causes of youth unemployment in Nigeria has been identified as the current high level of skills gap among young people, which makes it difficult for young people to secure decent jobs and build thriving businesses, emphasizing the need for job creation and entrepreneurship programs such as PowerUp to equip young people to start and grow sustainable businesses.

PowerUp Entrepreneurship Program Details

Mode of Delivery/Training

Hybrid Learning: The program will employ a hybrid mode of training- Physical and Virtual.

Duration: The PowerUp training program will run for a duration of 2-week, with a series of weekly masterclasses.

Who can apply PowerUp Entrepreneurship?

Young graduates
Final year students
Unemployed youth NYSC Corp members
Girls of between ages 18-35 years Aspiring entrepreneurs
Existing entrepreneurs

Benefits of the Program

Increase youth participation in entrepreneurship
Help youth identify business opportunities that they can commence with minimum capital
Improve access to finance for existing businesses
Develop business skills
Promote collaboration and networking
Create jobs and economic opportunities