After a very productive day, participants had the chance to unwind with a well deserved movie night at the Palms. They had the entire movie theatre to themselves, and it's safe to say they had a nice evening.
HOW CAN ENTREPRENEURSHIP SOLVE THE YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT CRISIS IN NIGERIA? - By Mariam Azeez L-R:Mrs. Simi Nwogugu, Executive Director, JAN, Miss Mariam Azeez, Winner, 2017 JAN IYD Essay Competition, Ms. Olayinka Yomi-Tokosi, Head, Youth Banking, Plc., Bizzle Osikoya, Entertainment Entrepreneur. 31st March 2016. The journey of four years ends today. I have finally achieved the goal of bagging a degree in Economics. I know I’m supposed to be happy. But where will I find a paying and befitting job to take care of Mama and my siblings? Those are the thoughts that run through the mind of an average Nigerian graduate upon completion of their programmes. Out of the thousands of graduates churned out annually by tertiary institutions, only a handful of them get employed, not forgetting the fact that there exists a battalion of unemployed youths. According to the National Bureau of Statistics Q4 2016 reports, youth unemployment stands at 47.4%. The youths are the bane ...
LEAD Camp media mentor and Ebonylife TV producer Mrs. Priscilla Nzimiro, showed her mentees the ropes of the entertainment business during their field trip to the EbonyLife TV production studio where they had a full tour of the grounds by presenter Fortune Imerhion who was so patient in showing us around. The girls got the chance to see what life behind the camera is really like, the work entailed in producing a show and the energy required to make it in the industry. The girls weren't quite as ready as we had hoped for their cameo in regards to the manner they approached their research, but Priscilla came up with a new strategy and created new lines for the girls to read and worked with them on their diction to make sure they delivered their best performance and this is the essence of mentorship after all. Prisciall was everything you could ask for in a mentor. She was stern, but sweet and didn’t leave an inch for failure. We were all amazed at her energy levels du...
This year’s Financial Literacy Day was a great success. JAN in partnership with the bankers committee celebrated GMW in 24 schools across the country reaching 3948 students with the JAN module “Growing Your Money” in line with the 2015 GMW Theme: “Save Today, Safe Tomorrow”. Our Lagos office was able to secure Radio coverage on four national stations; TV coverage on TVC News and national print coverage. FLD TV Coverage Press: https://youtu.be/SnjTPSVhBXs Several banks also included a presentation on the products that they offer to young students that could help them take advantage of “Growing your money”. The program concluded with Q&A and commentaries from students and teachers. All Banks distributed souvenirs and provided refreshments to all the students: Junior Achievement Nigeria’s Role in coordinating Financial Literacy Day across Nigeria • Secondary schools (both public and private) were selected by JAN across the s...
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