Junior Achievement Nigeria (JAN)

Following Mr. Steve Iwenjora's presentation, the program was officially concluded with the certificate presentation with Dr. Uzo Uchenna, Director of Programmes, LBS.    

 

Mr. Steve Iwenjora, Vice President, African Capital Alliance was our final speaker of the program. He facilitated a very enlightening discussion centered around being the change you wish to see in society. He emphasized that everyone in the room had the ability to impact change in Nigeria by being ethical and having a strong sense of purpose. Mr. Iwenjora advised them to leave the experience conscious, and deliberate of their day to day actions in society.   Here are some key points from his talk: 1.Avoid office politics 2.The little things count. 3. Obey the law and be compliant. 4. Read "Seven Habits of Highly Effective People" by Steven Covey.    https://instagram.com/p/zxBBQoy-jx/?taken-by=janigeria            

  After a great day of community service and hearty lunch, participants moved onto the next order of business with a presentation by our speaker of the day, Mrs. Nimi Akinkugbe, CEO & Founder of Bestman Games Ltd.   Nimi enjoyed a successful banking career spanning 23 years first at Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc where she rose to the position of General Manager and Head, Private Banking and subsequently at Barclays Bank Plc as Regional Director (West Africa) for the Wealth & Investment Management Division and Chief Country Officer for Nigeria.  Achieving financial security ranks as a major source of anxiety and Nimi seeks to empower people regarding their finances. Through the Monopoly board game, speaking engagements, television and radio appearances and social media, she offers frank, practical insights to create a greater awareness and understanding of personal finance and wealth management issues. Through these she has been able to empower people to take respons...

          The second set of participants completed their CSR at Debiross Primary School, Ajah, Lekki. As you can see they had a great time with the kids. A few bonds were made and there were some sad faces as we left.