Call for Applications: Diri Technical and Vocational Entrepreneurship Training for Youths (D-TVET)
The Ministry of Youth Development, Bayelsa State, in collaboration with the Foundation for Partnership Initiative in the Niger Delta (PIND), is pleased to announce the Diri Technical, Vocational, and Entrepreneurship Training for Youths in Agriculture, Boatbuilding, ICT, Construction, Services and more. This comprehensive programme is designed to equip unemployed and underemployed youths with practical, market-relevant…
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BAYELSA GOVT REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO NYSC AS NEW STATE COORDINATOR PAYS COURTESY VISIT
The Bayelsa State Government has reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme, pledging continued support to ensure a safe, enabling, and youth-friendly environment for corps members serving in the state. On Wednesday, January 7, 2026, the Honourable Commissioner for Youth Development, Mr Alfred Kemepado Nimizigha, alongside the Honourable Commissioner for…
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Orientation for Scholarship Empowerment Programme (SEP) Completed!
The Ministry of Youth Development has successfully conducted the orientation programme for MSc and PhD applicants under its Scholarship Empowerment Programme (SEP). Following a rigorous screening process, shortlisted candidates were introduced to the mentorship structure that will guide them in securing fully funded international scholarships. With this milestone achieved, mentorship classes will officially commence in…
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Bayelsa Youth Commissioner Encourages Students to Shine Through Creativity
The Bayelsa State Ministry of Youth Development is strengthening capacity building through the Bayelsa Creative Mentorship Initiative (BCMI), a three-week programme designed to nurture creativity and innovation among secondary school students. Participants are being trained in poetry, public speaking, creative writing, music, visual art, and bead making, skills carefully chosen to unlock innovation and self-expression.…
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Bayelsa Commemorates International Youth Day with Inauguration of 25 Youth Peace Champions
In commemoration of the 2025 International Youth Day themed “Local Youth Actions for the SDGs and Beyond”, the Bayelsa State Government, through the Ministry of Youth Development, in partnership with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, inaugurated 25 Youth Peace Champions drawn from various…
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Bayelsa State Ministry of Youth Development presents: The Scholarship Empowerment Program (SEP)
The Bayelsa State Ministry of Youth Development is launching a one-of-a-kind Foreign Scholarship Empowerment Program (SEP) to enable youths to access fully funded international scholarships in America, Europe, and Asia, based solely on merit. Who Can Apply? Fresh Graduates (with First Class and Second Class), Master’s Students, Early-Career Researchers, and Academic Staff across ALL fields…
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Productive Engagement with the Honourable Commissioner for Youth Development on Advancing Youth Priorities
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), led by its Country Representative, Mr. Cheikh Touré, paid a working visit to the Honourable Commissioner for Youth Development at his office in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. The engagement focused on deepening collaboration to advance youth priorities in the state, with a particular emphasis on implementing the…
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The Honourable Commissioner Welcomes YLDC 2 Participants Back from NIPSS
Today, July 1st, 2025, the Honourable Commissioner for Youth Development, Mr. Alfred Kemepado, warmly received the Youth Leadership Development Course (YLDC) participants at his office following their successful completion of the intensive programme at the prestigious National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, Plateau State. The participants, filled with gratitude and renewed purpose,…
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Governor Diri’s Youths Take the Lead at NIPSS: A Testament to the Governor’s Commitment to Human Capacity Development
According to the Governor of Bayelsa State, His Excellency, Sen. Douye Diri, the dream of a greater nation cannot be realised without deliberate attention to the dreams of its young people. At the heart of Bayelsa’s development strategy is an unwavering commitment to building human capacity among its youths at home and abroad. Once again,…
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Governor Visits IITA, Signals Bayelsa’s Readiness for Strategic Agricultural Partnership
As part of efforts to drive agricultural innovation and youth empowerment in Bayelsa State, His Excellency, Senator Douye Diri, Governor of Bayelsa State, paid a working visit to the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Monday, April 15, 2025. The Governor was accompanied by the Honourable Commissioner for Youth Development,…
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