The Vice-Chancellor of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Prof. Bond Ugochukwu Stanley Anyaehie, has spearheaded a strategic partnership with the Federal Government’s Youth Economic Intervention and De-Radicalization Programme (YEIDEP) to boost youth empowerment across the South-East.
The Youth Economic Intervention and De-Radicalization Programme (YEIDEP) is a Nigerian federal initiative aimed at reducing youth unemployment, poverty, and insecurity by providing training and grants to youth-led businesses.
The program offers up to ₦5,000,000 grants for entrepreneurs, particularly in agriculture, ICT, and vocational trade .Managed by the Federal Ministry of Youth Development in partnership with the Youths Off The Street Initiative (YOTSI), the program focuses on providing non-repayable grants, not loans.
The initiative focuses on addressing unemployment, poverty, and insecurity by equipping young people with skills and financial support to grow sustainable businesses.
Director-General of YOTSI, Kennedy Iyere emphasized that the partnership will expand opportunities and drive economic growth in the region.
The Prof. Anyaehie-led administration at Nnamdi Azikiwe University critical observers noted, continues to make significant in-roads toward improving the lives of students, especially entrepreneur-minded and tech-driven ones.
