JAN to Hold National Forum on Teaching Entrepreneurship

Junior Achievement Nigeria (JAN) is set to host an event aimed at reshaping how entrepreneurship is taught in schools, with teachers at the centre of the conversation.

The event, tagged SET4LYF: National Convening on Teaching Entrepreneurship with a Focus on Teachers, will take place today.

It will bring together educators, policymakers, and private sector partners to discuss practical strategies for integrating entrepreneurship into the classroom.

Ahead of the event, JAN on Tuesday held a virtual media parley to brief reporters and stakeholders on the vision and objectives of the initiative.

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

“We want to be inclusive, bridging the gap with this program. Inclusion is very important to us,” Akogun said. He noted that the program aims to reach participants across 31 states, with a deliberate inclusion target of 5 percent girls with disabilities and 10 percent internally displaced girls to ensure equitable access to entrepreneurial learning opportunities.

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According to him, empowering teachers is at the heart of the initiative. “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 added.

Akogun stressed the need for government and institutional support to sustain the impact of the program.

“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.