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NIJ JOINS THE WORLD TO CELEBRATE GEW 2016

Nigerian Institute of Journalism joined the world last week to celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) 2016. This year’s edition which took place from November 14 th to 18 th was themed, ’Empower the Youth, Expand your Horizon’ focused more on building strong youthful entrepreneurs for the nation. Students of Nigerian Institute of Journalism and others from different institutions in Lagos participated at the lecture organized to celebrate GEW at Yaba College of Technology where prolific entrepreneurs took turns to reveal the secrets behind successful entrepreneurs and how to widen their vision. According to the principal consultant of Lonadek, Dr. Ibilola Amoo, ‘everybody can be an entrepreneur by discovering unique potentials, talent, and creating passion towards it.’ Dr. Ibilola also stated that strategy is better than plan in entrepreneurship line of business noting that if entrepreneurs have a plan, it will fail but if he has a strategy he will succeed...
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SKILL ACQUISITION: THE PATH TO JOB CREATION

Tosin Areo. The Nigerian Institute of Journalism (NIJ) has argued for educational empowerment of youths so that they would become useful citizens and not nuisance the nation. The Managing Director of Collageo Communications Engr. Femi Olaniyan, while addressing the students on being innovation buttressed the need for them to spin up the creative potential in them. The guest speaker who spoke on mentoring identified the major drive for entrepreneur as innovation, which will make students more conscious of the fact that they can look at the environment and come up with ideas that can solve the problem of the society. There will always be challenges if you fail to aspire to solve those problems as leaders of tomorrow. He said the exhibition is timely since they are graduating students and it serves as economy advocacy that would enable them to start their own business and help others discover their talent, be open to new ideas, take risk; failure is the best t...
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JOURNALISM STUDENTS VISIT 1ST MSME FAIR

Oba Bada. Students of Nigerian Institute of Journalism (NIJ) Lagos visited the first Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise (MSME) exhibition from May 5 th -8 th , 2016 at Adeyemi Bero Auditorium, Alausa – Lagos. The exhibition was a platform provided by the Lagos State Government through the Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Co-Operatives for MSME operatives. According to the Commissioner for Commerce, Industry, and Co-Operatives, Mr. Rotimi Ogunleye, the platform was aimed at promoting made-in-Nigeria goods provided the opportunity for MSME operatives to develop their locally produced goods and innovations. The exhibition, partnered by Konga Online Shopping Mall featured over 100 entrepreneurs exhibiting their products and creative skills. Representing the state governor, Dr. (Mrs.) Oluranti Adebule, Deputy Governor of Lagos State declared the Fair open and inaugurated the Lagos State Council of MSME in line with the national policy on MSME. Comment...
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I SEE THE LIKES OF DANGOTE IN NIJ – GBEMIGA OGUNLEYE

Folarin Badejo. As the Nigerian Institute of Journalism comes together to celebrate the 6 th edition of their Students’ Week 2016, the Provost of the institution, Mr. Gbemiga Ogunleye has praised the effort of students as he expressed confidence in them during the Entrepreneurship Exhibition. Mr. Gbemiga said that he sees successful business tycoons like business magnate Aliko Dangote in his students during a speech he made to open the one week event. The exhibition which kick started the week long students’ celebration tagged: ‘The MIC and The Pen’ had in attendance students from different levels of academics with mind blowing creations in pursuit of getting good grades from their Entrepreneurship lecturer, Mrs. Bisi Bamishe. Mrs. Bisi who made the exhibition mandatory was also present to record every group’s delivery which she commented was very impressive. She also made a call of improvement by the new students who will resume fully in 2017. In an int...
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NIJ MARKS STUDENTS’ WEEK IN GRAND STYLE

…holds first entrepreneurship exhibition Nigerian Institute of Journalism marks 2014 students’ week in grand style with the hosting of maiden edition of entrepreneurship exhibition. The exhibition tagged, ‘In The Spirit of Entrepreneurship’ was declared open by the Provost of the Institute, Dr. Lizzy Ikem.  She commended the students for showcasing a rare spirit of entrepreneurship through the products they displayed. According to her, the exhibition has provided a platform for the students to display their skills as well as express their uniqueness and passion. Despite been the maiden edition, the participating students showed enterprise and exhibited products such as foot wears, liquid soap, customized picture frames and artistic items among others.
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NIJ STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN GEW 2014

Students of Nigerian Institute of Journalism participated in the world’s largest celebration: Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) 2014 held recently in Lagos. The event which celebrated innovators and job creators was organized to launch ideas for driving economic growth and expanding human welfare. This year’s event which started on the 17 th to 20 th November was themed, ‘Building Entrepreneurship Ecosystem toward Entrepreneurship and Innovation’. The opening ceremony and lecture had in attendance NIJ’s National Diploma 1 students, while HND 2 students attended the exhibition held on the other days. Students of Yaba College of Technology, who were organizers of the event welcomed students from other secondary schools and tertiary institutions and sold to them things they were able to make with their entrepreneurship skills, giving inspiration to entrepreneurship students of NIJ. The programme which is a yearly event, marked 2014’s edition as the eleventh of its kin...
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NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF JOURNALISM CELEBRATE GEW 2015

Uche Blessed and Tobiloba Adenekan. The students of Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagoshas been urged to embrace the art of entrepreneurship beyond what they are taught in school. The Director, membership and marketing Institute of Entrepreneurs (IOE), Dr. (Mrs.) Folu Olagunju, gave the advice during the lecture organized by the Institute to mark 2015 Global Entrepreneurship Week in Lagos. Speaking on ‘Unleashing Your Potentails’, she said that the acquisition of skills will help students achieve success at an early age without depending on anybody. ‘You do not need to be dependent on anybody to achieve success in life, when you can learn a skill and be successful,’ she said. She called on the school management to take up the responsibility of producing graduates who are not just theoretically groomed but are exposed to the art of Entrepreneurship. ‘The management should ensure that everything done should go in accordance with the demands of the theoretic...
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