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Six NYSC members get N3m grants

Activate Success  International Foundation (ASIF) has partnered  Nestle Nigeria and Crown Luxury Properties to give N500,000 to six  corps members to aid their businesses. The presentation held at National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) headquarters in Abuja under its Youth Entrepreneurship and  Empowerment Programme (YEEP).

 The foundation focuses on helping people discover their gifts, talents and purpose.

Mrs. Love  Idoko-Uloko of  ASIF noted the foundation has been in the  forefront of youth empowerment by reaching out to young people through inspirational television programme, “Activating Success,”

She said: “We took our Youth Entrepreneurship and Empowerment Programme (YEEP) to Lagos, Abuja,  Ogun, kano, Nasarawa, Oyo, Enugu, Akwa-Ibom, Rivers, Edo, Imo and Benue states NYSC camps since 2018, and 54 corp members have benefitted.

“Corp members were asked to submit business ideas and our team went through all. Successful applicants were selected and trained and will be presented with cheques.”

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She thanked Director General of NYSC, Brig. Gen. Yushau Ahmed, representative of Nestle Nigeria, Crown Luxury, and stakeholders for their support.

Idoko-Uloko, who noted that  the foundation would continue its empowerment programmes for the year, hailed the NYSC for giving ASIF an award. She expressed readiness for a more rewarding and mutually benefitting partnership.

The foundation has also partnered with celebrities, such as Timi Dakolo, Warri Pikin, Uti Uwanchukwu, Kunle Remi among others, to visit NYSC camps to share practical success principles  that will enable Corps members succeed in  their business and life.

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