{"id":448823,"date":"2025-12-15T14:41:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T14:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/448823\/"},"modified":"2025-12-15T14:41:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T14:41:13","slug":"call-for-applications-north-east-youth-investment-and-innovation-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/448823\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for Applications: North-East Youth Investment and Innovation Summit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Applications are now open for the North-East Youth Investment and Innovation Summit (1st Edition), a regional platform designed to unlock opportunities, drive innovation, and empower young people in Nigeria\u2019s North-East for sustainable economic growth.<\/p>\n<p>The summit brings together youth entrepreneurs, innovators, investors, policymakers, and ecosystem builders to connect ideas with capital, skills, and real market opportunities. It focuses on high-impact sectors including agribusiness, innovation, and sustainable enterprise development, with the goal of turning youth-led ideas into viable, investment-ready solutions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why this matters<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The North East holds enormous untapped youth potential despite facing economic and structural challenges. This summit is creating a bridge between young people and the resources they need to build scalable businesses, attract investment, create jobs, and contribute meaningfully to regional and national development. It is also a chance for participants to gain visibility, build networks, and access mentorship that can accelerate their growth.<\/p>\n<p>Eligibility<\/p>\n<p>Applications are open to:<br \/>\u2022 Young people and youth-led startups from the North East and other parts of Nigeria<br \/>\u2022 Entrepreneurs, innovators, and agribusiness founders with scalable ideas or existing ventures<br \/>\u2022 Students, early-stage founders, and growth-stage entrepreneurs interested in investment and innovation<br \/>\u2022 Individuals passionate about agriculture, technology, sustainability, and economic development<\/p>\n<p><strong>Benefits of participating<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Exposure to investors, industry leaders, and development partners<br \/>\u2022 Access to mentorship, capacity-building, and innovation support<br \/>\u2022 Opportunities for partnerships, funding, and business growth<br \/>\u2022 Practical insights on building sustainable, investment-ready ventures<br \/>\u2022 Networking with like-minded youth and ecosystem stakeholders<\/p>\n<p>Apply here: Scan the QR code on the image to access the application link.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t Post Views: 72&#13;\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Applications are now open for the North-East Youth Investment and Innovation Summit (1st Edition), a regional platform designed&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":448824,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[64,607,206415,59763,206416,117942,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-448823","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entrepreneurship","8":"tag-business","9":"tag-entrepreneurship","10":"tag-innovation-summit","11":"tag-msmes","12":"tag-north-east-youth-investment","13":"tag-smes","14":"tag-united-states","15":"tag-unitedstates","16":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115724110854723492","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/448823","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=448823"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/448823\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/448824"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=448823"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=448823"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=448823"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}