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The Federal Government of Nigeria has launched another youth empowerment programme called P-YES.

FYI The Federal Government of Nigeria has launched another youth empowerment programme called P-YES. The full meaning of P-YES is Presidential Youth Empowerment Scheme. The scheme is structured as a Public Private Partnership (PPP) initiative driven by the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Youth and Students Affairs (OSAPYSA). The program is targeted at providing solutions to the challenges of youth unemployment, through the execution of direct empowerment initiatives. In case you're curious, P-YES is like the NPOWER. However, while Npower beneficiaries are posted to publicly owned establishments such as schools, hospitals etc, P-YES beneficiaries will be trained and empowered on certain areas of vocations and businesses. 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