The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) has started sending out shortlist emails to successful applicants of the Renewed Hope Employment Initiative Phase 2. Applicants across the country began receiving notifications today September 1, 2025, marking the start of the second phase of the programme.
Recall that the Director General of the NDE, His Excellency Silas Ali Agara, had earlier announced that 41,307 beneficiaries would be shortlisted for this phase of the initiative. He noted that the process of shortlisting was scheduled to begin in the first week of September, and the agency has now commenced the exercise as promised.
All NDE applicants are hereby advised to check their email inbox for confirmation.
The email message sent to shortlisted candidates reads:
“Dear Candidate,
You have been selected to participate in the RENEWED HOPE EMPLOYMENT INITIATIVE (RHEI) PHASE 2 of the NDE. The NDE office in your state of residence will contact you shortly with further details. Congratulations!
Thank you.
NDE Job Centre Team
Regards”
The NDE boss also revealed that notifications would be sent on the 1st and 2nd of September to give applicants enough time to prepare. He added that each ward across the country will have a minimum of four beneficiaries.
These participants will engage in entrepreneurship training designed to cover about 30 skill sets identified through a nationwide need assessment, creating opportunities for employment and business growth.
Attached below is the email screenshot for shortlisted NDE candidate:
Applicants Applied for NDE Program from six geographical zone
The Total Number of applicants applied for the NDE Program from six geographical zone are breakdown below:
| S/N | Zone | Applications |
| 1 | North-Central | 83,924 |
| 2 | North-East | 93,724 |
| 3 | North-West | 109,566 |
| 4 | South-East | 29,946 |
| 5 | South-South | 38,628 |
| 6 | South-West | 56,118 |
Breakdown of States with highest Applicants
The Ebonyi, Kaduna, Nasarawa and the yobe are the states recorded the highest number of applicants applied for the NDE RHEI Phase II.
| S/N | State | Applicants |
| 1 | Ebonyi | 8,000 |
| 2 | Kaduna | 54,000 |
| 3 | Nasarawa | 15,000 |
| 4 | Yobe | 19,000 |
Important Note:
- Screening Start: August 12th to 22th, 2025
- Shortlist Release: September 1st to 2, 2025.
- Total of Number Applied: 411,906 Applications
- Ward Slots: Each ward will have at least 4 beneficiaries
- Total Number of Slots: Increased from 27,000 to 41,307 Slots.
NDE Screening and Final List Date
The screening will be conducted from August 12 to 22, 2025 and the final list of eligible candidates will be released between September 1st and 2st.The training will commerce in the 1st week of September, 2025.
The NDE chief said, that at least four beneficiaries will be selected from each ward across the country. The DG noted that financial institutions working with the NDE will support the selected beneficiaries. However, he warned that budgetary constraints meant that more candidates could not be accepted this year, promising more food in 2026.
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