Renaissance Africa Energy Company Limited (Renaissance), operator of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC), Renaissance, TotalEnergies and Agip Energy and Natural Resources Joint Venture (Renaissance JV), is now receiving applications for its 2026 Regional Enterprise Development Programme (formerly NNPC-SPDC JV LiveWIRE).
The programme is designed to empower young individuals aged 18-35 by providing structured entrepreneurship training and access to start-up financing, with the objective of enabling them to establish and sustainably grow their own businesses.
THE PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES:
BUSINESS SKILLS DEVELOPMENT – Equip young entrepreneurs with essential business planning and management capabilities through the Successful Business Owner Course.
START-UP GRANT SUPPORT- Provide business
start-up funding to participants who present the most outstanding and viable business plans.
ACCESS TO THIRD-PARTY FUNDING – Enable
successful candidates to pitch their business plans to external stakeholders including financial institutions and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs).
VOLUNTEER MENTORSHIP – Offer a structured
volunteer mentoring programme to guide and support participants as they establish and grow their enterprises.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
Applicants must meet the following requirements:
STATE OF ORIGIN-Must be Indigenes of Rivers,Bayelsa, Delta, Imo, Abia, Akwa Ibom, Cross River, or Edo State.
AGE-Must be between 18 and 35 years old.
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION-Must hold an HND or a University Degree.
NYSC STATUS– Must have completed the NYSC programme, where applicable.
EMPLOYMENT STATUS – Must not be engaged in paid employment.
BUSINESS IDEA – Must possess an innovative and viable business idea
ENTREPRENEURIAL INTEREST – Must demonstrate a genuine desire to own and manage a business.
BUSINESS EXPERIENCE – Must not have operated a business for more than three (3) years.
PREVIOUS PARTICIPATION – Must not have previously
benefited from the Renaissance Enterprise Development Programme (formerly NNPC-SPDC JV LiveWIRE), community skills training, agricultural programme, or similar community skills & enterprise development social investment programmes.
ELIGIBLE SECTORS:
- Agriculture
- Clean Energy Solutions / Oil and Gas
- Social Enterprise
- Manufacturing
- Retail and Wholesale
- ICT and Telecommunications.
Application Deadline: Tuesday, June 16th, 2026
METHOD OF APPLICATION
Interested and Qualified candidates should use link below to Apply.
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