NRiSE to launch on 15 September 2026
The NNPC Renaissance Initiative for Sustainable Empowerment will be officially launched on 15 September 2026, continuing Nigeria's youth enterprise development work under new stewardship.
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Register your interest for the first NRiSE cohort
Expressions of interest are being collected ahead of the first intake, covering enterprise training, mentoring and formalisation support.
Trainer network expands the programme beyond the Niger Delta
Thirty-four lead trainers were recruited and accredited so the enterprise programme could be delivered nationally, after demand from young people outside the Niger Delta outgrew its original footprint.
Fifty young entrepreneurs awarded start-up grants
Fifty graduates of the enterprise training programme each received N300,000 to start or grow a business, selected from an intake that began with more than a thousand applicants.