The federal government has announced the complete payment schedule for the Youth Economic Intervention and De-Radicalisation Programme (YEIDEP) 2025.
The Ministry of Youth Development, which is managing the programme, has provided all key dates for application deadlines, account verification, engagement, and the actual distribution of funds.
The application period for the YEIDEP programme closed on May 31, 2025. The Ministry of Youth Development stated that no late applications would be accepted after this date.
All interested youths were required to complete and submit their applications before the deadline.
The programme has now progressed to the next stage, which involves account verification and engagement with beneficiaries.
Account verification took place from June 1 to June 8, 2025.
The ministry announced via its social media channels that after the application period ended, all submitted account details would be verified by YEIDEP partner banks.
This process is intended to confirm that each applicant is a legitimate individual with a valid bank account.
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The ministry also cautioned that any errors or incorrect information could lead to disqualification and advised applicants to carefully review their details.
Engagement with the Ministry is set for June 11 to June 30, 2025, during which successful applicants will be contacted for orientation and programme set-up.
This may involve signing agreements, conducting business readiness assessments, and other onboarding procedures before the funds are disbursed.
Fund disbursement for Batch A successful applicants will begin from July 1 to July 31, 2025, while payments ranging from ₦50,000 to ₦500,000 will be made throughout July 2025.
The ministry added that only applicants who successfully passed the account verification and completed the engagement process will be included in Batch A.
The programme aims to impact various agricultural sectors, including the cultivation of food crops such as rice, maize, or cassava, raising poultry, goats, or fish, manufacturing and packaging food items, operating small food processing facilities, and selling farm products in local or online markets.
