Let the competition begin! Hundreds of applicants, hundreds of interviewees, 70 slots! Since the 28th of May, 2021, applications for the Junior Achievement Nigeria Venture in Management Program opened up for recent graduates and National Youth Service Corp Members to send in their registration and we are super excited to
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Preparing Young Nigerians for Future Success
Insightful will be the word for the just concluded Junior Achievement Nigeria (JAN) Stakeholder Engagement Session for the second quarter of 2021. On the 28th of June, 2021, different JAN stakeholders including board members, partners, alumni and staff gathered virtually to deliberate on one of the four JAN core pillars
JA Nigeria welcomes Union Bank to its Board
Lagos, Nigeria, May 2021 – Junior Achievement Nigeria (JAN) is pleased to announce that Union Bank of Nigeria Plc.; one of Nigeria’s most respected financial institutions, has joined its Board of Directors. Ogochukwu Ekezie-Ekaidem, Chief Brand and Marketing Officer at Union Bank, has been selected to represent the financial institution
JA Eswatini Wins Company of the Year Competition as African Leaders Advocate for Youth Excellence in Entrepreneurship
Accra, Ghana – JA Eswatini has won the 10th JA Africa Company of the Year (COY) Competition which was held online from March 25 – 27, 2021. This year, 44 student entrepreneurs from 11 countries including Côte d’Ivoire, Eswatini, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe
JA NIGERIA, CBN BANKERS COMMITTEE CELEBRATE GLOBAL MONEY WEEK
As part of the target of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) of having 80% inclusion within the next two years, given that only 40 percent of adults in Nigeria are included in the financial system, the Bankers’ Committee, as the umbrella body of Nigerian banks’ managing directors and top
JA Nigeria Partners for Growth, Impact
Grooms Digital Entrepreneurs Empowers Young People Junior Achievement Nigeria has unveiled plans to focus on impacting about one million youths before 2025 within the five years benchmark after crossing the one million mark and making an impact in the lives of youths in the last 20 years. Experts, partners from
Mastercard Empowers Girls to Become Tomorrow’s Technology Leaders with First Girls4Tech™ Connect Digital Programme in Kenya and Nigeria
Girls4Tech™ Connect leverages Mastercard’s deep expertise in payments technology and innovation to bridge STEM skills gap and inspire young girls As part of Mastercard’s on-going commitment to connecting women in Africa to the possibilities and opportunities that will enable them to make a living, follow their passions, and contribute to
JA Nigeria, Mixta Africa, partner to teach young people entrepreneurship
As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility strategy, Mixta Nigeria has partnered with JA Nigeria to teach secondary school students the basics of starting and running a successful business through the implementation of the JA Be Entrepreneurial program. The program which will be implemented in Akwa Ibom, Lagos and Oyo
JA Africa Celebrates One Decade of Company of the Year Program as Kingdom of eSwatini Convenes Africa-wide Virtual Competition
JA Africa will convene Africa’s brightest high school entrepreneurs for its 10th Africa Regional Company of the Year (COY) Competition. This year, the competition is going virtual and will be broadcast live from March 25 – 27, 2021. The competition theme, “Lead to Succeed”, is inspired by the need for
Iyin Aboyeji Joins JA Nigeria Board
Lagos, Nigeria, March 2021 – Junior Achievement Nigeria is pleased to announce the appointment of Iyinoluwa Aboyeji to the board of the organisation. This brings the number of JA Nigeria board members to 11. Iyinoluwa is the Founder & General Partner, Future Africa – a platform that connects mission-driven innovators