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By Myke Agunwa, Abuja
The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) has officially launched the Renewed Hope Employment Initiative (RHEI) phase-2 registration portal, warning applicants to desist from paying money to staff or anyone to get a slot.
The Director-General of NDE, Mr. Silas Agara, while addressing journalists after the website for the RHEI second phase was opened for job applicants on Tuesday, disclosed that the second phase of the RHEI is another skill acquisition initiative put together by the administration of President Bola Tinubu.
He stated that NDE Directors tirelessly worked round the clock to ensure that the second phase is very robust and entirely digital.
“As we speak today, we have robustly provided software and hardware, as well as internet facilities to all 37 States of the Federation including FCT, so that they can link to the NDE Headquarters for the implementation of this second phase and help us achieve hundred percent digital success. These facilities are made available even in all our six zonal offices.
“So at this point, I want to formally declare open the NDE registration portal for the commencement of the second phase of the Renewed Hope Employment Initiative (RHEI), which will run from today.
“Part of the guidelines to key into RHEI, which is very critical, is that all participants must register with their NIN. It is a mandatory requirement in all our programmes and activities people do today. And in this programme, the state of residence of beneficiaries is what matters, not state of origin. You are eligible to apply once you are a Nigerian and resident in any of the states of the Federation. The age bracket this time around is from 18 to 45 years.
“Beneficiaries will be engaged in over 30 different skills. The skill sets vary from state to state. What is applicable to Abia may not be in Adamawa. We planned it in such a way that state-based skills, that is, certain skills that are very lucrative in specific states are considered.
“The registration portal will be.open for two weeks, effective from today, Monday 28 July, to Monday 1 August, 2025. Thereafter we will process the applications from 12 August to 22nd August. There will be no extension of the registration date. Two weeks is exactly two weeks.
“Like I said, the process will be strictly online via our network here at the headquarters. All the states and zonal offices have been linked up. So whatever they are doing there in the state offices will be viewed here at the headquarters. Nobody will import any name in the system. So it is only those that have applied within the stipulated time that shall be processed and considered.
“I want to plead with the members of the press to help us educate the public. Because even before we open this website now, we saw and noticed scammers are already out there deceiving members of the public. Some are asking for financial gratification and different kinds of requirements that are not what we in NDE require from participants. We have a lot of people who may not know the difference between NDE portal and that of the scammers.
“We want to plead with the general public to be watchful. No staff of NDE will ask for any gratification from any members of the public. We have not commissioned anybody in any capacity to act on behalf of NDE. Solely is the responsibility of NDE Headquarters and state offices to Manage this programme. Where any of the public is confused about any information, such a person should contact our Headquarters, zonal or state offices for clarification. We have job centres in all 37 states of the Federation including FCT.
“The portal for the registration is: www.nderegistrationportal.ng.”