Junior Achievement Nigeria to hold national forum on teaching entrepreneurship

Junior Achievement Nigeria (JAN) is set to convene a national forum aimed at transforming how entrepreneurship is taught in schools, placing teachers at the forefront of the conversation.

The event, tagged SET4LYF: National Convening on Teaching Entrepreneurship with a Focus on Teachers, will hold on Thursday, November 6, 2025, and will gather educators, policymakers, and private sector partners to explore practical strategies for strengthening entrepreneurship education in classrooms across the country.

Ahead of the convening, JAN on Tuesday held a virtual media briefing to unveil the vision and objectives of the initiative.

Speaking during the session, Mr. Olaolu Akogun, Country Director of SET4LYF, explained that the School-to-Work Educational Transitions for Long-Term Youth Fulfilment (SET4LYF) programme is tailored to prepare Nigerian secondary school girls, internally displaced persons (IDPs), and persons with disabilities (PWDs) for future opportunities in entrepreneurship, higher education, and the workforce.

“We want to be inclusive, bridging the gap with this programme. Inclusion is very important to us,” Akogun said.

He noted that the initiative targets beneficiaries in 31 states with a deliberate inclusion quota — 5 percent girls with disabilities and 10 percent internally displaced girls to ensure equitable access to entrepreneurial learning.

According to him, empowering teachers remains central to the project. 

“Teachers are the catalysts for entrepreneurship education. We want to equip them with the right mindset and tools to inspire creativity, innovation, and leadership in the next generation,” he said.

Akogun also called for strong government and institutional support to sustain the programme’s long-term impact.

“For anything to thrive, it needs the right environment. We need the support of the government and other development partners,” he said.

The upcoming convening will assemble educators, school leaders, government representatives, NGOs, and private sector partners to explore actionable ways to make entrepreneurship education more practical and inclusive in Nigerian schools.

It will also serve as a platform for sharing success stories, identifying gaps, and building collaborations that will enable teachers to become effective enablers of innovation and self-reliance among young Nigerians.

Interested participants and stakeholders can register through JAN’s website at www.janigeria.org or follow its social media platforms @janigeria for updates.