By Seun Ibiyemi
The NNPC Foundation Ltd./Gte has continued its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) drive on financial literacy with the second 2026 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) skills empowerment training for Batch A, Stream 2 corps members at the FCT NYSC Orientation Camp, Kubwa, Abuja.
The programme, held over the weekend, was delivered in partnership with the NYSC Skills Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development (SAED) scheme and focused on financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and business development.
It also included a structured training process featuring a financial literacy test, a “Kick Start My Business” course, and business proposal pitching sessions aimed at equipping participants with practical entrepreneurial skills.
The Managing Director of NNPC Foundation, Ms Emmanuella Arukwe, represented by the Head of Programme Management, Mrs Rose Okonkwo, disclosed that over one million corps members nationwide have benefited from the initiative since its inception.
She reaffirmed the Foundation’s commitment to building financially literate and self-reliant young Nigerians capable of contributing to national development.
Also speaking, the Acting Director of SAED, Mr Usman Yahaya, commended the NNPC Foundation for its consistent support of youth empowerment programmes.
He urged corps members to take advantage of the opportunity to acquire multiple skills during their service year, stressing the importance of becoming job creators rather than job seekers.
He encouraged participants to fully engage in the training to enhance their entrepreneurial capacity and long-term employability.
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It would be recalled that in the previous year, 531 youths benefited from starter packs and financial support provided under the programme to help them establish their businesses, with many reportedly recording significant progress in their ventures.
The NNPC Foundation said the initiative reflects its sustained commitment to youth empowerment, financial inclusion, and economic development in Nigeria.
