What P-YES is all About: P-YES Registration, Goals and Eligibility
Update: Information on Successful Shortlisted Pyes Candidates below
P-YES is the Presidential Youth Empowerment Scheme. This scheme is powered by the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation and coordinated by the Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the President on Youth and Student Affairs.
The P-YES is aiming to create at least 774,000 empowerment opportunities through direct youth empowerment over a period of two years according to the coordinator.
Who is Eligible to apply for P-YES
To be eligible to apply for the Presidential Youth Empowerment Scheme, you must be a Nigerian male or female within the ages of 18 -40 years. This is the “Youth Age” as stated in the Nigerian National Youth Policy.
P-YES GOALS
The Presidential Youth Empowerment Scheme (P-YES) has been conceived and designed to:
- Fight and reduce unemployment among Nigerian youth by creating at least 774,000 empowerment opportunities.
- Train and empower youth to have the capacity to empower at least one other youth within his/her immediate community.
- Create wealth among the growing youth population.
- Guarantee sustained income for the target group.
- Fight the scourge of criminality and drug abuse among the youth by empowering them to be productively engaged.
- Help achieve the financial inclusion strategy of the Federal Government of Nigeria.
- Enhance production, productivity and value addition for new and existing urban and rural entrepreneurs across the 774 Local Government Areas in Nigeria on a sustainable basis.
- Consolidate and integrate youth development into the main stream of government policies, programmes and the national budget.
- Build the capacity of the youth to enable them take charge of their own well-being and future by building their assets and realizing their potentials.
- To integrate the youth into the Economic Diversification policy of the Federal Government of Nigeria.
- Contribute to GDP growth through the development of Micro, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (MSMEs).
Source: p-yes.gov.ng/about/goals
P-YES Recruitment Requirement for Eligible Applicants
The below listed are the requirements for applying for the P-YES;
- Applicant must be Nigerian male or female within the ages of 18 – 40.
- Applicant must show the basic capacity to learn and be teachable.
- Applicant must have, at least, one valid means of identification (National Identity card, International Passport, Permanent Voters Card – PVC).
- Applicant must provide a Second Level Beneficiary (SLB) to qualify for benefitting from the scheme.
- Applicant must show ability to communicate in Basic English language and or any local Nigerian language.
- Provable upright character and a stable mind.
- Applicant must provide a guarantor preferably a community or religious leader.
- Ability to secure the endorsement of a local government official.
- Beneficiary should posses the capacity to transfer knowledge and mentor pairs within their communities.
- Applicants Must Complete a guarantor’s form.
P-YES Guarantor Form
Follow link to view and download P-YES Guarantor Form.
To know more about the P-YES program and how to register, keep reading.
The P-YES Intervention targets to Empower Youth in the following sectors;
- Agriculture
- Fashion and Beauty
- Food & Beverages
- Healthcare
- Technology Acquisition
P-YES Recruitment Application Procedure
Applying for the P-YES is easy but make sure you are qualified as stated above.
Also note, when applying for the P-YES, make sure you do so with an email you have access to and your own mobile number. This is because a code is sent to you through that medium and the code is required to continue the registration process.
Visit the P-YES Registration link to start your registration now – https://applicant.p-yes.gov.ng/signup
Please note that p-yes registration is free.
You can also contact P-YES coordinators through their email if you encounter any issue during registration – in**@p-***.ng
Benefits of P-YES
Successful applicants will benefit the following from the P-YES;
- Entrepreneurial and Employability Skills.
- National Skill Qualification Certificate
- Monthly Stipends
Please Note:
The coordinators of the Presidential Youth Empowerment Scheme is taking this programme very seriously hence every successful applicant should expect to be monitored as there are Impact Assessment, Compliance and Evaluation Monitoring team that will be sent out to make sure beneficiaries of the scheme operates within the scheme guidelines.
Listed below are the work of the P-YES Monitoring Team:
- Monitor beneficiaries’ usage of empowerment tools.
- Monitor the growth pattern of the business the beneficiary undertakes.
- Ensure that the beneficiary understands and implements the scope of the scheme.
- Ensure that the beneficiary mentors and establishes another person in the business he or she engages in over a period of twelve months from the date of benefiting from the scheme.
What is Expected From P-YES Beneficiaries
- Be productively skillful in chosen areas of vocation.
- Ensure the sustenance of benefits derived from P-YES.
- Mentor other members of their community.
- Ensure all empowerment tools in their care are properly maintained and utilized.
- Ensure knowledge transfer around their communities.
- Beneficiary is expected to display the ability to drive his or her business profitably with clear capacity for growth.
Return on Investments (ROI) Model
The P-YES initiative has developed an ROI model that will be given to every selected beneficiary. The purpose of the ROI model is to help the beneficiaries keep track of their business to ensure profitability.
The tracker also serves as a tool for efficient monitoring and assessment by the P-YES monitoring team.
Source: p-yes.gov.ng
Reward For Outstanding Beneficiaries
The P-YES programme has also put in place reward schemes for participants who have profitably operated their business over a period of one year. Not every participant will be rewarded, only the outstanding participants.
Conclusion
The P-YES is a programme every unemployed youth should consider as it gives you the opportunity to learn skills that will help you become self dependent as well as get paid while you’re learning. The scheme will accept the first 100,000 qualified applicants. So hurry up and do your p-yes registration now – https://applicant.p-yes.gov.ng/signup
You can also share this information with your friends and family.
Update on Pyes Shortlisted Candidates
Please note that the first batch registration for the Pyes program has closed and successful candidates shortlisted in some states. Messages has been sent to the successful candidates. If you got any message from the organizers, please follow instructions or wait for further directives from the promoters of the P-Yes program.
Remember, do not give any individual money (bribe) to help you get shortlisted. The program is completely free.
Update (31/5/2019): P-Yes website has been down for a while now. Was this programme designed to woo the youths to vote for the incumbent and stopped after they have won the election or just a technical error? We will found out, but in the mean time, subscribe to our page to get updates and when the site comes up.
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When would the form available
Keep following us for updates on P-Yes.
how can I register
Hi Emmanuel, did you read the post?
Can I get a loan from P-Yes to start my own business plan?
Please I have not yet received message sir.
I receive congras message that my application is sucessful but since then I have not receive another message
When did you received that? I mean the exact date. Is it that they’ve sent another message after the last one they sent around May? I need to know. Thanks
THANK YOU
You’re welcome Isah
i received a text msge saying my PYes
has pass the 2nd stage and is now on
third stage of processing on the 27th
May, 2019. but i am seeing sum pple
saying they r being shortlisted, wen was
d shortlisting came out?
I submitted mine since but up till now I haven’t received any text. Is there any alternative way please?
There is no alternative Mustapha. Kindly wait to be reached out to or wait for next batch. All the best.
i received a text msge saying my PYes has pass the 2nd stage and is now on third stage of processing on the 27th May, 2019. but i am seeing sum pple saying they r being shortlisted, wen was d shortlisting came out?
Please notify me when shortlisted of p -yes is out
Good evening sir. I apply for P Yes but till now no message, I am from BORNO STATE what can i do sir? May God bless you.
Please kindly note that if you did not receive a message from Pyes, it means you’re not lucky this time and will have to wait for the next batch as the first 100 persons have been selected and the first batch closed. Read the article for update. Regards
please am waiting for the second shortlisted names, please I need this job
I am a member of p-yes.
I have received a message showing me that am successful for the p-yes registration on February but since then no directive again have been given. Sir how can i see my name in the shortlisted list?
Good day, i saw message about me been shorrtisted but nothing more since then
Please sir people have started receiving messages on February 16 but I didn’t received mine. I completed the application.Thank
Hi Nkeki, sorry to hear that. Please kindly re-apply once the window opens again. They can’t take every applicant at once.
Please Mr Francis Nwokike on 19 february people received message. I didnt receive mine, I completed my application. Pls help me sir.
Hello Muhammad, if you didn’t receive any message it could translate to you not qualifying this time. You may need to reapply in the second phase of the program coming up soon. All the best.
Pls sir, update me with any information on p.yes sir & recruitment in state or federal. This is my Email. Mo*************@ya***.com
Hi Anuoluwa, kindly subscribe to our newsletter to get up to date information on Pyes and other empowerment programs that might interest you.
Plz oga people started receiving message on 16 February but i didn’t receive it and i completed my application
Adamu, your previous message stated you received the message.
Hello!
It just showing application has been successful completed.
Is that all?
Because I didn’t see anything like submit.
thanks got a message
I received my applicant message in my gmail but i did not get another message.
Hold on Adamu, a follow up message will be sent to you.
I have received a message of congratulation, so how can I see the shortlist to know if I was among the successful applicant? God bless you and your family sir
I HAVE RECEIVED MY APPLICANT MASSEGE.
Congrats.
People have started receiving massage today from p-yes.
Evening Mr Francis.just wanna ask if it is compulsory to upload any of my Identification in d form below or not sir?
Yes Bashiru, it is.
If you submit the grantor form and it’s show you the applicant has been completed successfully that’s means you complete with everything?
HOW MUCH IS THE MONTHLY STIPEND 30K OR 50K?
Hi, Francis Nwokike, I have started filling the form on my mobile phone and completed on a computer, but the only thing is displaying when ever i lodge into my account is “Application has been completed successfully”. Please how can i submit the application? thanks.
I don’t know about that. It’s advisable to start and complete your registration using a computer.
Pls does WARD refer to my ward in my local government of origin or local of residence?
Pls can my second level beneficiary register too
After uploading the gaurantor form i didnt see any colum to click and sumission
Hello Mustapha, look well. Make sure you’re filling the form in a computer and not mobile form.
That first one hundred thousand applicant makes me reluctant, am I not late please?
Hello Abdullahi, remember it’s the first one hundred thousand QUALIFIED applicants. Good luck.
Please, from the guarantor from, he/she need to provide PVC or International passport or National identity registration number and there is no column to input that. so how am i going to do now
Hello Abiodun, your guarantor should fill the available columns provided in the form.
Francis you will live long as long as many are employed, God bless u
Thanks Iboro. You too.
must you be a graduate in nursing or doctor before you apply healthcare
No, you mustn’t. Please careful go through the post again. Cheers
May GOD bless you for this. Thank you JESUS.
Wow. Thanks Glory for the good wishes. Wish you the best.
Unable to log in
Hi Olabisi, we noticed there is too much traffic to the site now as many youths are applying at the same time. Try visiting the site late in the evening.