Junior Achievement Nigeria (JAN)

I began my National Youth Service (NSYC) in Cross-River Sate and the first thing I noticed at my school was that the pupils; especially the public school pupils, usually went to school without sandals, books in hand, torn uniforms and in worked in environments not conducive for learning. I had to do something about it. Bearing in mind that I might not be able to reach every child who needs a better school kit or classroom,  I still believed it was better to do little than to do nothing. I went ahead to share my intentions with my Local Government Inspector who advised i focus on one school. Having searched through some parts of the city, I decided to adopt Army Day Primary School II. There was a heavy downpour of rain the first day I visited the school, and the pupils in the kindergarten were perched on their chairs and tables because their classroom flooded due to the leaking roof. The Head teacher's office was not exempt, as she had bowls lined up to retain the heavy downpour ...

Last week, JAN Associate Director Mr. Harrison Ozuruonye, and Programs Officer Mr. Titilade Adeniran traveled to Maidugruri and Yola State respectively to do a hands on assessment of IDP camps to asses their needs. We've all witnessed the tragedy inflicted on these regions by Boko Haram and we believe we can play a vital role in enabling our Northern family rebuild their lives. The situation on ground is not completely hopeless, but there is still alot of work that needs to be done. The Nigerian military and Aid relief agencies are working very hard and we applaud their efforts and sacrifice. JAN would like to give these afflicted people access to our free programs and impart them with skills and an education nobody can take away from them. Donate, volunteer and support our efforts to impact these regions and other regions across Nigeria. If you think your community could benefit from JA Nigeria programs, please contact us www.ja-nigeria,org #IDP #Community #JANCa...

Junior Achievement Nigeria; a global partner of Junior Achievement Worldwide has been in existence since 1919 and started operations in Nigeria in the last quarter of 1999. Our goal is to prepare young citizens to succeed in the global economy by bridging the gap between the classroom and the workplace. We have developed several cutting edge FREE  programs built on Junior Achievement’s three (3) pillars for success; Entrepreneurship, Work readiness and Financial literacy to primary-NYSC students. Former JAN participants; now JAN Ambassadors such as Mr. Tunji Eloso (Director, Pre-Incubation CoCreation-Hub), Mr. Sim Shagaya (CEO Konga) and Ms. Toyosi Akerele (CEO/Founder, Rise Networks), credit JAN for empowering their entrepreneurial visions. We have a vision of reaching 1,000,000 (one million) youths across Nigeria by 2020 and so far we have reached over 600,000 (six hundred thousand) through the support of our stakeholders and unpaid volunte...

This years Art Competition was success and the students performed well beyond our expectations considering the time restraints. This years theme was "Democracy in Nigeria."   Students from the following schools participated:  Corona Secondary School (Lekki & Victoria Island) Crescent School Herbert Macauley School Greenwood Springs School Twinkle Pearls School Kemfat School Amville School Kefat School Pampers Private School Adrao International Secondary School, Christland School Debiross School Mbari Mbayo School, Garland School   Sunnydale School The Brains School Caro Favored School The following judges presided over the Competition:   1. Mr. Ojo Olaniyi, Society of Nigerian Artists 2. Mr. Osho Adeleke, Artist 3. Mr. Doyin Oluwole, Principal Partner, Zek 3630 Limited.  A total of 51 (fifty-one) students participated in the ...