Junior Achievement Nigeria (JAN)

 Junior Achievement Nigeria’s (JAN) annual flagship event The National Company of the Year Competition (NCOY) will be taking place Thursday 6 th   October, 2016  in Lagos.   JAN’s National Company of the Year Competition is an annual event that brings the JA Company Program winners of Regional Competitions across Nigeria together to compete for the National Company of the Year Award. JA Company Program teaches Senior Secondary students how to start and run their own business from inception to liquidation with the guidance of a volunteer.   They sell shares, raise start-up capital, pay dividends to shareholders and use 10% of their profit for a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activity of their choice.   The 2016 NCOY winner will represent Nigeria against other JA Africa member-nation companies for the title of JA Africa Company of the Year in Zimbabwe this December.   At NCOY, JA student companies present the results of their enterprise bef...

Global Money Week (GMW) is a celebration, with local and regional events and activities aimed at inspiring children and youth to learn about money, saving, creating livelihoods, gaining employment, and becoming an entrepreneur. It is coordinated, supported and facilitated by the Child &Youth Finance International (CYFI) Team, but the events themselves are organized by schools, universities, government ministries, central banks, financial institutions, members of the civil society and communities of active youth worldwide. What is the goal of Global Money Week? The goal of GMW is to teach children and youth about money, saving, creating livelihoods, gaining employment and becoming an entrepreneur through interactive and fun activities. What is the theme of Global Money Week 2016? GMW 2016’s theme is ‘Take Part. Save Smart!’ . This year, Global Money Week continues the focus on the importance of saving: taking part in smart savings behaviour helps children and youth to sec...

The Junior Achievement Nigeria (JAN) Board of Directors has appointed Mr. Niyi Yusuf, Country Managing Director of Accenture Nigeria as its new Chairman.   Prior to his appointment as Country Managing Director, Mr. Yusuf served as  the senior executive responsible for the Systems Integration and Technology Group of Accenture Nigeria; and the programme manager responsible for the establishment of Interswitch, ATM Consortium and CRC Credit Bureau where he played a key role in the creation of the critical infrastructure within the Nigerian banking industry. He is a Director at the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG), and Enablis, Ghana whilst he also holds positions on the Board of numerous empowerment based organisations such as The Corona Trust Council.  Mr. Yusuf also volunteers for FATE Foundation and mentors at The United Kids Foundation. As a member of JAN’s Board, Mr. Yusuf pioneered the deployment of online access to JAN’s Technology Delivery Pl...

Girls Senior Secondary Grammar School, Obalende, Lagos. Liberty Bells College, Ajah, Lekki, Lagos. Fountain Heights Secondary School, Surulere, Lagos Kuramo College, Victoria Island, Lagos. Government College, Maroko, Lagos. Akande Dahunsi, Senior High School, Ikoyi, Lagos. Aunty Ayo Comprehensive, Secondary School Ikoyi, Lagos. Caro Favored College with Mr. Tunji Eleso     

JAN Company of the Year competition takes place annually and is open to public and private secondary schools. Company Program teaches students in SS1 & 2 how to set up and run a start-up company ad it truly puts the three (3) pillars of Junior Achievement (workforce readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy) into action Programs- . The activities includes selling shares, conducting elections for key officers who will handle the affairs of the company ranging from marketing, production, HR, Finances and the positions of CEO & CFO. Upon liquidation of the start-up, proceeds from sales of products or rendering services are channeled towards Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and dividends for shareholders. This year's theme: "Product of the year."   Sponsors of this years Company Program included Citi Foundation, Abraaj and First Bank Nigeria Limited. Our judges for the Lagos Edition wer...