Junior Achievement Nigeria (JAN)

 The 2016 edition of the National Company of Year Competition was a huge success and well received by members of the press. Below are images of JAN's flagship event. Happy viewing. The trophies The JAN Team: Ms. Ijeoma Onyechonam , Ms. Saratu Bijimi (Abuja) & Mr. Emanuel Oturo (South East/South-South) JA Africa CEO Mrs. Elizabeth Bintliff JAN Board Member, Mrs Omawunmi Gomwalk, ExxonMobil JAN Director of In-School Programs, Ms. Adaeze Oputa Volunteer Judge: Mr. Ladell Robinson, VP African Capital Alliance JAN Founder, Mrs. Simi Nwogugu MC for the day, Comedian Bethel " Senator" Njoku Judges: Founder Chocolate City Entertainment, Mr. Audu Maikori & Director CoCreation Hub, Mr. Tunji Eleso CEO Bestman Games Mrs. Nimi Akinkugbe & CEO/Founder Invicta Communications & The Booby Taylor Company, Mrs. Bukky Karibi-Whyte Judge: Mrs. Lola Oyeka, Citibank Public Affairs Officer, Nigeria & Ghana Excellent...

For over a decade Citi has partnered with Junior Achievement Worldwide in empowering thousands of beneficiaries globally. However this event was a little different as JAN came on board to support Citi’s Global CSR initiative, Global Community Day on June 11 th , 2016 with Citi employees, partners, and friends. Citi in partnership with The Lagos State Government and IHS joined forces on  Project 350, a private-sector driven initiative to build libraries and ICT centres in secondary schools across Lagos State, and the creation of an online library which will serve as an Education Portal and a repository of knowledge. Mr. Obafela Bank-Olemoh, Special Adviser in Education for Lagos State was there to shed some more light on this groundbreaking initiative.  Citi adopted Government College, Waziri Ibrahim, Victoria Island Library under a five year partnership and renovated the school’s library with internet enabled computers, furniture and books. The library is also self-sustai...

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...

  Junior Achievement Company Program impacts more than 380,000 young people a year globally. The program teaches senior secondary level students how to start and run their own business; develop a product/service, and market it with the support of a volunteer trained by JAN. Volunteers are crucial to the success of this program as they serve as business advisors to students. The 2015 Edition of Company Program was sponsored by The Abraaj Group and Citi Foundation. Students are selected to form a company, chose a business name and elect a board to oversee the company for the program duration. The offices include: The Chairman of the Board (President//CEO), Director of Production, Marketing, Finance and Human resources. They create a company; raise capital by sales of shares; decide on what to produce; the market to sell their products; pay dividends to investors and use about 10 percent (10%) of their profit for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activity of their choice. ...