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...

 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...

Junior Achievement Nigeria (JAN), in partnership with Union Bank are teaming up to empower the lives of fifty (50) girls from various regions of Nigeria for the sixth (6) installment of LEAD Camp taking place July 17 th  -23 rd  in Lagos. The mission of LEAD Camp is to nurture young girls to become high-achieving women leaders while addressing Social Development Goal (SDG) 5: Gender equality and empowerment of women and girls. In order to achieve this mission, the participants are taken through series of activities, which include leadership workshops administered by HOD Consulting, a global leadership development company serving fortune 500 companies globally. To be eligible beneficiaries must have previously participated in JAN’s flagship Company Program; recommended by the teachers and volunteers who run the program and maintained a leadership role in the Company. JAN Company Program provides training in the different facets of setting up and running a busine...

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...

JA Nigeria in partnership with The Abraaj Group sponsored Six (6) Schools in Abuja and Lagos. These schools participated in the Abraaj 2 nd Cycle Company Program These are the products made by students in both regions. Abuja:   Living Spring International College: (113 students)-Student Note Pads, Ankara Knapsack Flora Home School: (40 students)-Germicide, snacks and liquid soap. Nurul Bayan: (19 students)-Petroleum Jelly for the skin. Lagos: Kuramo College: (50 Students)- Phone cases made from local fabric Ggagada Senioe Grammar School: (60 Students) Iluminatinating Wall Clock & hot comb for hair dressing  Government College, Eric Moore (40 Students): Note pads for writing  In Abuja, a Job shadow program was also facilitated as part of a component of Abraaj Company Program. Fifteen ( 15) Students from African International College, Kaura District participated in Job Shadow on March 16, 2016. The Company Program    Students ...

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...