How to apply for 2020 Nigeria Youth Investment Fund (NYIF)

This is a step-by-step guide to applying for the government-sponsored Nigeria Youth Investment Fund (NYIF) program.

What is NYIF?

NYIF is the acronym for Nigeria Youth Investment Fund. NYIF is a government-sponsored initiative created to provide financial support to business-minded youths.

The NYIF application portal opened on 13th of October 2020 and all young persons of Nigerian nationality between the age of 18- 35 years and met the other requirements can apply.

Requirements for NYIF qualification

There are two categories of applications – Formal and Informal Businesses.

A. Requirements For Formal Businesses

  • Duly registered formal business enterprises (Youth owned enterprises) with Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC)
  • Provision of Business plan Summary / Or Completed Questionnaire
  • Evidence of Training Certificate from approved FMYSD EDIs
  • Valid Bank Verification Number (BVNs) of Director
  • Provision of Tax Identification Number (TIN)

B. Informal Businesses

For informal businesses, CAC certificate is not required. This means that those with unregistered business can also apply.

  • Must be a Nigerian youth within the age bracket of 18 to 35yrs
  • Have an operational business /enterprise domiciled In Nigeria
  • Has not been convicted of any financial clime in the last 10 years
  • Valid Bank Verification Number (BVN)
  • Evidence of Local Government Indigene Certificate

Any person with a previous outstanding (unpaid) government-sponsored loan such as the NMFB loans and Agribusiness/Small and Medium Enterprises Investment Scheme (AGSMEIS), etc, is ineligible to apply for the NYIF.

Nigerian business owners with unregistered businesses can benefit from FG’s Survival Fund initiative which provides free CAC Business Name registration for up to 250,000 new businesses.

Documents Required for NYIF Application

  • Training Certificate from approved FMYSD EDIs
  • Evidence of registration with Corporate Affairs Commission (Certificate of Incorporation and Form CAC 2A
  • Valid Bank Verification Number (BVN) for Individuals and Directors
  • Evidence of Local Government Indigene certificate
  • Duly completed Application form
  • A copy of Birth Certificate
  • Valid Tax Identification Number (TIN)
  • A Summary Business plan / Questionnaire
  • Valid means of Identification (Voter’s Card, Drivers License, National ID/NIN Slip or International Passport)
  • Automated two years bank statement analysis.

NYIF Application Steps

Step 1: Visit the NYIF Application Portal and allow the application form to load fully.

The link to the NYIF application portal is https://nyif.nmfb.com.ng/Applicants/New

Step 2: Fill all sections of the application form carefully. Enter your personal information (names and BVN).

Step 3: Choose your preferred training center based on your location.

There are training centers in each of the six geo-political zones – North-Central, North-West, North-East, South-South, South-East and South-West.

Step 4: Select how you heard about the NYIF scheme and then confirm that all the information you provided is true and correct.

Step 5: Submit your application and wait for next stage.

That is all.

Other things to note about the 2020 NYIF application

i. Application Deadline: Not stated.

ii. Training is online and will last for 5 days.

iii. You are not required to pay ANY fee for the training.

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35 Comments on “How to apply for 2020 Nigeria Youth Investment Fund (NYIF)”

  1. If they want to make it accessable,they should pls remove the business registration with CAC cos CAC is requesting money before one can be registered

        1. Good day ,my name is obed am from umuahia abia state,where I want the said that I will pay 18500,for both the form and training fee,, please I need the zonal, number of South East to know more of it

    1. Please how do I know when selection takes place , I have finished registration for some days now but I keep checking my email but no notifications from nyif.

  2. Kindly help, I’m uñable to select my local government residence. If I click on it, nothing pop up for me to select. What do I do?

  3. Please help me, am unable to select my Recidencial State LGA if i click the button it’s not showing any options

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