1Youth2Skills Plus
Cooperatives
Beneficiaries are organised into cooperatives that are formed, formalised and given start-up support.
- Cooperatives start-up
- ₦141,900,000 approved by ANSEC, July 2025
Cooperative formation and formalisation is one of the programme's stages, after apprenticeship and entrepreneurship training and before equipment financing and mentorship.
In July 2025 the State Executive Council approved ₦141,900,000 for 1Youth2Skills cooperative start-ups.
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