Junior Achievement Nigeria (JAN)

Junior Achievement Nigeria outshines 16 Member Nations in Student Company of the Year Competition (#COY2015). A host of national champions representing sixteen (16) JA Africa member nations participated in the Junior Achievement African Regional Company of the Year Competition (#COY2015) held in Libreville, Gabon December 2 nd – 5 th 2015. The 2014 JA West African teams were rescheduled to compete in 2015 as a result of the 2014 Ebola outbreak. JA Nigeria was honourably represented by The Dynamites; Government Girls Secondary School, Abaji, Abuja. The team of four included Miss. Idoko Mercy, Miss. Ogbobi, Miss. Monalisa, Miss. Ichado Faith and Miss. Gambo Mariam. The Dynamites emerged the winner of the 2014 JA Africa Company of the Year Award. In addition they also won the 2014 FedEx& Citi Client Satisfaction Award. The winners of the 2015 NCOY held in Lagos, The Roaring Achievers hailing from Loyola Jesuit College, Abuja were unable to attend the event due to ...

Careers with a Purpose (CWAP) was sponsored by Oracle and Stronghold to train students in senior secondary schools in Oke Imesi, Ekiti State on Positive Values, Life Maxims, Ethical decision making and Noble purpose. The program was completed in three (3) schools with 468 participants between ages 11 and 20. During the CWAP sessions, the participants were trained on the following; •    Positive Values: Value was defined to the students as a person’s belief and ideals, students were told the importance of value in all aspect of daily existence and in career choice.    •    Ethical Decision: Students explore the differences between a Job and a Career and learn how they can apply their skills, interests and value to a career with a noble purpose. Here the participants are made to understand that their skills, interests and values match multiple career options.   •    Noble Purpose: Noble Purpose was explained as a pass...