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By Chukwuma Umeorah
Over 100 young interns have been announced as second cohort graduates and beneficiaries of EnterpriseNGR’s Youth of Enterprise (YOE) Internship Programme, an initiative designed to address youth unemployment and underemployment in Nigeria.
Themed “Paving the Way for Career Success,” the event brought together top employers in the Financial and Professional Services (FPS) sector, senior human resource professionals, industry leaders, the graduating interns, and numerous aspiring Nigerian graduates eager to forge successful career paths. The CEO of EnterpriseNGR, Obi Ibekwe, lauded the graduating cohort for their dedication and perseverance throughout the rigorous programme. “From the initial application stage to the Graduate Aptitude Test (GAT), orientation and eventual placements in leading firms, each step demanded resilience and determination, culminating in the successful graduation of today’s cohort.”
Ibekwe announced and presented the top three performing groups with gifts. The winning group and the overall best graduating intern received investments worth N250,000 each.
The group in the second-place received N100,000 per member while the third-place received N50,000 worth of investments for each group member. The Group Director, Special Projects at Flour Mills of Nigeria (FMN) Plc, Bola Adeeko, delivering a keynote address focusing on “Building A Successful Career Path,” underscored the importance of resilience, urging the graduating interns to embrace setbacks as opportunities for growth and to uphold the values instilled during their time in the programme. Chapel Hill Denham, a founding member of EnterpriseNGR and sponsor of the Cohort II awards, was represented by its Head of Retail Products, Adaora Obikili, who reflected on her personal career journey which she began as an intern over two decades ago.
She emphasized the benefits of long-term investments as the pathway to financial freedom and a fulfilling retirement.
