Junior Achievement Nigeria (JAN)

JAN AWARDS DINNER – “PARTNERING TO DRIVE CHANGE” On Tuesday 13 th December, 2016, all friends, partners, volunteers, trustees, alumni, and staff of Junior Achievement Nigeria were duly represented at the JAN Awards Dinner which held at the Landmark Event Centre Oniru Victoria Island, Lagos. The dinner themed “Partnering to Drive Change” was an opportunity to honor individuals and organisations who have made outstanding contributions to JAN in the course of the year. The award categories and winners are: ·          Most Supportive School – Caro Favoured School, Ajegunle, Lagos ·          Most Outstanding Teacher – Mr. Mark Okoh, Principal, Caro Favoured School, Ajegunle Lagos ·          Most Outstanding Alumni – Mr. Tunji Eleso, Managing Partner, Cc Hub ·          Most Involved Board Member – Stanbic IBTC ·          Longest Serving Board Member – Citi Bank ·          Most Supportive Board Member – First Bank of Nigeria ·          Best Implementation Partner – A

GRABBING A HOLD OF YOUR FINANCIAL FUTURE - #WSD 2016 Junior Achievement Nigeria in partnership with Citi Bank celebrates the 2016 World Savings Day with students of Government College, Marroco, Ikoyi and Government College, Waziri Ibrahim, Victoria Island, Lagos State. The facilitators, Mr. Opeyemi Olomo,   Treasury & Trade, CitiBank and Mrs. Lola Oyeka, Head Public Affairs, CitiBank educated the students in both schools about savings; why they need to save, what they should save, when they should save and where they should save. both sessions were interactive and students were able to share their their personal experiences on saving and shared personal reasons why they save.  The reason for saving for most of them, is to help support their parents with their financial commitment to their education. Students also were  interested in the subject of saving for retirement and insurance. Mr. Opeyemi Olomo, Treasury & Trade, CitiBank, Mr. Titilade Adeniran, Pro

Ms. Adaeze Oputa, Director In-School Programs JAN delivering the vote of thanks.  3rd Place Winner: New Era Company, Asokoro Community Staff School, Abuja Best CSR Award: The Explorers,Company Government Secondary School, Tundun Wada, Jos 2nd Place Winner: Excellent Achievers Company, Methodist Girls Secondary School, Port Harcourt The Winners of the 2016 National Company of the Year Competition: Innovative Minds, Caro Favored College, Agejunle  

Region  | South West Location  | Lagos School  | Caro Favored College, Ajegunle Company Name  | Innovative Minds   Company Executives    Diko Bright – President Anthanesius Virginia – Managing Director Ifedora Chiamaka – VP Finance  Ogechi Amadi – VP Human Resources Engr. Kelechukwu Igwe – Teacher About the company  | The members of Innovative Minds  produced  programmable DOT Matrix LED displays   which they were able to sell to the small business owners within the Ajegunle community who were not otherwise able to afford such an elegant way to advertise their products and services. The product was sold with a smart remote control that enabled owners to change the messages scrolling across the screen as often as they deemed necessary without having to engage the services of an IT professional . Over the course of the school year , the team  upgraded to an Eco-friendly version that didn't require a power source  due to shortage of electricity supply in th