Nigeria Online Youth Assembly (NOYA): Get Easy Access to Youth Investment Fund Here
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Nigeria Online Youth Assembly (NOYA): Get Easy Access to Youth Investment Fund Here:
“The Nigeria Online Youth Assembly (NOYA) is an initiative of the Ministry of Youth and Sports Development in collaboration with a private Technology company, Focus Group Limited in order to empower the Nigerian youth by disseminating timely information on career enhancing, training, job and employment placement opportunities via a unified
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The Nigeria Online Youth Assembly (NOYA) aims to empower the next generation of leaders with opportunities to connect with like-minded peers, trailblazers, and influencers, develop global competence and critical skills, and transform their vision for a better future through innovative action.
There are opportunities in various areas like Work Experience, Scholarships, Mentorships, Internships, Trainings, Entrepreneurship Funding Programmes, Competitions, Exchange Programmes and more. Click on a category to see what is available to you”
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The Federal Government has approve the sum of 75 Billion Naira for the immediate take-off the Nigerian Youth Investment Fund (NYIF)
How to Access new N75 billion
” Hundreds of thousands young Nigerians were excited about the innovation.
They believe it could reduce the increasing unemployment rate, which has been worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic, in the country”
However, most of them are ignorant of how to access the investment fund and the purpose the fund was designed to address.
Below are steps to access the facility and all you need to know about the scheme.
How to access loan
- Must be a citizen of Nigeria
- Present recognized means of identification and guarantors.
- Potential beneficiaries are expected to have a fundable business idea.
- Registered business
Loan range
The Loan, whose aim is to meet 500, 000 youths from 2020-2023, ranges approval will range from N250, 000 to N50m with a spread across group applications, individual applications, working capital loan set as one year and term loan set at three years with a single-digit interest rate of 5%.
A minimum of N25 billion each year in the next 3 years, totalling N75billion will be required to ring-fence the NYIF. For the remaining parts of 2020, N12.5 billion will be needed to kick starts the NYIF. It is expected that successive governments will keep the fund alive.
How to Qualify?
- It is meant to cater to the investment needs of those 18-35.
- An individual and group can apply for the loan.
Who funds it?
- Ministry of Finance, Budget, and National Planning (MFBNP)
- Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will provide the financing to kick-start the Nigeria Youth Investment Fund (NYIF).
Disbursement
It would be disbursed through various channels like
- Micro Credit Organizations across the country under the Central Bank of Nigeria supported:
- Bank of Industry
- Fintech Organizations and
- Venture Capital Organizations registered with the CBN.
Why it is different
NYIF provides a single window of Investment Fund for the youth thereby creating a common bucket for all Nigerian youth to access Government support.
Providing less cumbersome access to credit and finance for the average Nigerian youth and help lift thousands of the youth out of poverty and birth a whole generation of entrepreneurs