Following Mr. Steve Iwenjora's presentation, the program was officially concluded with the certificate presentation with Dr. Uzo Uchenna, Director of Programmes, LBS.
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...
JAN RECEIVES CITI’S $150,000 GRANT TO EMPOWER YOUTH IN THE NORTH-EAST Junior Achievement Nigeria has received a grant of $150,000 from Citi Foundation to empower 250 youth aged 18 to 35. The grant will be used for the implementation of Junior Achievement’s Immersion Training Strategy: Targeting Young Marginalized Entrepreneurs (JA ITS TYME) program for a period of 2 years. At the end, the top fifty will be given funds to support their businesses, including an opportunity to be apprentice of successful business leaders for a set period of time. Speaking at the Citi Town Hall on Thursday, 21 st September 2017, Mrs. Simi Nwogugu, Executive Director, Junior Achievement Nigeria, touched on the history of Citi and JAN's partnership to date as she thanked the leadership and staff of Citi for their continued support of Junior Achievement Nigeria. L-R: Mrs. Lola Oyeka, Country Public Affairs Officer, Nigeria and Ghana, Citibank, Mr. Peter McCarthy, Chief Administrative ...
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