The Board of Directors of Junior Achievement Nigeria (JAN) announces the appointment of Ugonna Achebe as the new Executive Director of JA Nigeria, effective July 1st, 2024. As JAN celebrates its 25th anniversary, Ugonna’s appointment marks a historic moment as he becomes the first alumnus to lead the organization. His
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GE Vernova, JA Nigeria Empower 100 Girls in Nigeria through ‘Girls in STEM’ to Inspire Careers, Bridge Gender Gap in STEM
PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria – June 26, 2023: GE Vernova’s Gas Power business and Junior Achievement Nigeria (JAN) recently hosted a ‘Girls in STEM’ event to inspire 100 secondary school girls and bridge the gender gap in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) careers to prepare the next generation of women
Junior Achievement Nigeria, KPMG Nigeria to Empower Secondary School Students with Leadership, STEM skills
May 2023 (Lagos, Nigeria) As part of its effort to further prepare young people for the future and help them solve some of the biggest challenges in their communities and in the world, Junior Achievement Nigeria (JAN) has partnered with KPMG Nigeria to implement yet another cycle of the JA
Junior Achievement Nigeria Executive Director wins Gold, Silver for Global Awards, Women Changing the World 2023
The Executive Director, Junior Achievement Nigeria, Foluso Gbadamosi has been named Global Impact and Non-Profit Award winner of the 2023 Women Changing the World Awards where she bagged Gold and Silver awards in each category respectively. The Women Changing the World Awards presented by Oprah Winfrey’s all-time favourite guest, Dr.
‘Plan Your Money, Plant Your Future’: Central Bank of Nigeria Partners Junior Achievement Nigeria to Celebrate Global Money Week 2023
Lagos, Nigeria, March 2023 – As part of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) efforts of having 95 percent financial inclusion by 2024, given that only 44.8 percent of adults in Nigeria are included in the financial system, and in alignment with Junior Achievement Nigeria’s vision of helping young people
Junior Achievement Nigeria Releases 2022 Impact Report, reaches 102,508 learning experiences
Lagos, Nigeria, March, 2023 – As part of its culture of promoting responsibility and transparency, Junior Achievement Nigeria has released its 2022 Impact report, detailing the past year’s achievements and giving a glimpse into the impact the organization has made in the lives of its target audience in the year
Junior Achievement Nigeria Executive Director Nominated for Global Awards
Foluso Gbadamosi, Executive Director, Junior Achievement Nigeria has been nominated for the 2023 Women Changing the World Awards. The Women Changing the World Awards presented by Oprah Winfrey’s all-time favourite guest, Dr. Tererai Trent, celebrate and recognize women achieving outstanding success in areas such as sustainability, humanitarian work, leadership, advocacy,
Africa’s Largest High School Entrepreneurship Competition Returns to Unearth the Continent’s Next Unicorns
Lagos, 1st December, 2022: The JA Africa Company of the Year (COY) Competition, Africa’s largest high school entrepreneurship competition returns for the 12th year in a row and first in-person meeting post-COVID, after two successful virtual competitions. Lagos, Nigeria will take center stage for this competition from 7th to 9th
Winners emerge at Junior Achievement Nigeria 2022 National Company of the Year (NCOY) Competition in Partnership with First Bank Nigeria
Junior Achievement Nigeria has partnered with FirstBank Nigeria to implement the 22nd National Company of the Year (NCOY) Competition on October 13th, 2022 and crown its winners. The 22nd National Company of the Year (NCOY) competition which is the capstone project for the Junior Achievement Company Program, gathered 12 winning
Junior Achievement Nigeria’s Annual Flagship National Company of the Year Competition in Partnership with FirstBank to hold October 13th, 2022
Lagos, (Nigeria), 11 October 2022 – First Bank of Nigeria Limited has partnered with Junior Achievement Nigeria to implement the 22nd National Company of the Year (NCOY) competition which will be held on Thursday, 13th October 2022. The annual flagship event which was last held physically in 2019