Junior Achievement Nigeria (JAN) is set to convene tomorrow a national initiative on teaching entrepreneurship among secondary school students in Nigeria with a focus on teachers.
The national event to be held as part of the School-to-Work Educational Transitions for Long-Term Youth Fulfilment (SET4LYF) initiative was designed to equip Nigerian girls in secondary school on entrepreneurship.
Olaolu Akogun, country director, SET4LYF, said the national convening of education stakeholder, that will be held at the Admiralty conference Centre, Naval Dockyard Limited, Ahmadu Bello way, V. was dedicated to advancing the awareness of entrepreneurship education in schools across the country.
According to him, SET4LYF programmes are targeted at girls, especially internally displaced persons (IDPs), and persons with disabilities (PWDs) with the skills, knowledge, and opportunities needed to transition successfully from school to work, entrepreneurship, or higher education.
“We need to bring more people on board—stakeholders, government agencies, and collaborating development partners. We have started an advocacy for this,” Akogun said.
He added that the national event, which focuses on teachers, educators, and key stakeholders in the educational sector, is aimed at empowering teachers as catalysts for entrepreneurship education.
According to him, the initiative will also equip teachers with the right mindset that will help transform how the next generation if learners think, create, and lead in a rapidly changing economy.
“We want to be inclusive, bridging the gap with this program. Inclusion is very important to us,” Akogun said.
He noted that the initiative’s goal is to reach 31 states, intentionally including 5 percent of girls with disabilities and 10 percent of girls who are internally displaced, ensuring equitable access to entrepreneurial learning opportunities.
“For anything to thrive, it needs the right environment. We need the support of the government in this,” Akogun said, emphasizing the need for strong institutional backing.
The SET4LYF national convening brought together educators, school leaders, government representatives, private sector partners, and NGOs to explore strategies for equipping teachers as enablers of entrepreneurship education and preparing students for a future of innovation and self-reliance.
