JAN, NLNG Cooperative partner to train women-led businesses - Businessday NG

Junior Achievement Nigeria (JA Nigeria) and NLNG Cooperative have partnered to provide entrepreneurship training for women-led businesses.

The partnership through the JA Be Entrepreneurial program empowered 30 young women in Finima Community, Bonny, Rivers State, with entrepreneurial skills and vocational training to support sustainable livelihoods and economic independence.

The training combined hands-on hairstyling with JA Nigeria’s entrepreneurship curriculum to equip participants with both technical expertise and the business acumen needed to establish and grow successful enterprises.

Speaking at the program, Olaolu Akogun, acting executive director, JAN, said his organisation believes entrepreneurship is one of the most effective pathways to economic empowerment.

“We are proud to have partnered with NLNG Cooperative to bring the ‘JA Be Entrepreneurial’ program to the young women of Finima.” “By focusing on hairstyling, these young women have gained a tangible, marketable skill that serves as a gateway to financial agency.”