By: John Bassey, Kebbi.
The Federal Government, in collaboration with the Kebbi State Government, has launched an empowerment initiative under the Youth Entrepreneurship and Innovation Development Program (YEIDEP), aimed at empowering Nigerians between the ages of 18 and 35.
The Commissioner for Information and Culture, Alhaji Yakubu Ahmed Birnin Kebbi, disclosed this while briefing newsmen in Birnin Kebbi on Friday.
According to him, each beneficiary of the program will receive between N300,000 and N500,000 as support to boost their entrepreneurial ventures.
To ease access and participation, the Kebbi State Government has established nine free online registration centres across all 21 Local Government Areas of the state to facilitate a smooth and timely registration process.
The designated centres are as follows:
– Birnin Kebbi at the Birnin Kebbi Local Government Secretariat
– Kalgo and Bunza at Kalgo Local Government Secretariat
– Argungu and Augie at Argungu Local Government Secretariat
– Arewa and Dandi at Dandi Local Government Secretariat
– Yauri, Shanga, and Ngaski at Yauri Local Government Secretariat
– Koko, Besse, and Maiyama at Maiyama Local Government Secretariat
– Zuru, Fakai, and Sakaba at Zuru Local Government Secretariat
– Aliero, Gwandu, and Jega at Aliero Local Government Secretariat
– Bagudo and Suru at Dakingari Local Government Secretariat
The Commissioner encouraged all qualified and interested Kebbi State indigene to take advantage of this opportunity to enhance their livelihoods and contribute meaningfully to economic growth pointing out the the registration will begin from Monday 14th July ,2025 by 9 o’clock am.