August 17, 2025 – The Youth Economic and Investment Development Empowerment Programme (YEIDEP) has once again raised an alarm over fake registration forms currently being circulated in Zamfara, some northern States, and also in Enugu. Coordinator-General of YEIDEP, Comrade Kennedy Iyere, warned the public to disregard such forms, stating clearly that they are fraudulent.
“It has just been brought to my attention that there is a YEIDEP registration forms being distributed in Zamfara and a few other northern States. I have also received reports that such is happening in Enugu and others. I must emphasise that any purported YEIDEP form in circulation anywhere in Nigeria is fake. This is the third time we will be doing a disclaimer on this issue,” Iyere stated.
This warning comes shortly after applicants received an SMS from Wema Bank notifying them that their applications are now complete.
However, YEIDEP stressed that the program has no physical forms in circulation and that registration is only through the official online portal.
Iyere explained, “Our registration is only through the online Portal, and it’s free of charge. The people issuing and circulating these fake forms are doing it to collect money from unsuspecting individuals for registration, and on several occasions, we had issued a disclaimer to alert the public.”
He added that fraudsters are exploiting the popularity of the program. “We believe that scammers and people with fraudulent tendencies would always devise different ways or means to use programs like YEIDEP to perpetuate fraud, but it’s the duty of the general public to always seek clarifications from the right sources before parting with any kinds of payment as may be demanded of them,” he noted.
The Coordinator-General also highlighted that YEIDEP is completely free. Registration for the first batch began on 17th February 2025 and will officially end on 31st August 2025.
So far, 6,200,000 valid members have registered, with collaborating banks providing over 75 percent of them with bank accounts in preparation for financial mobilization.
“God bless Nigeria,” Iyere concluded.
Attached is the notification in circulation:
