Shell LiveWIRE Nigeria is a youth enterprise development programme supported by The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC).

• LiveWIRE Nigeria is a youth enterprise development programme supported by SPDC JV. The programme aims to inspire, encourage and support young people aged 18-35 to start their own businesses. ng.livewire.shell

Programme Objectives
The LiveWIRE programme objectives are to:

• Enable youths to establish businesses by exposing them to business planning and management guidelines and skills through the “Become a Successful Business Owner Course”.
• Provide business start-up grant for candidates with the best business plans.
• Link successful candidates to third parties like financial institutions and non-governmental organisations (NGOs).
• Provide a volunteer mentoring programme for successful candidates.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Male and female applicants from the the region (South-South)
• Must possess a University degree or HND in any discipline
• Must desire to own and manage a business.
• Must have completed NYSC if within mandatory bracket.
• Must be resident in their State of Origin;
• Must not be in paid employment
• Must have an innovative business idea.

Shell LiveWIRE Nigeria – LiveWIRE Nigeria Programme Application

LiveWIRE Nigeria is a youth enterprise development programme supported by The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC). The programme operates in the Niger Delta region and aims to inspire, encourage and support young people aged 18-30 to start up their own businesses in the Nigerian states of Edo, Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers, Abia, Imo, and Akwa-Ibom.