Nigerian Leadership Initiative (NLI)
is partnering with First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s foremost financial
institution to enhance capacity building among youths through
the Future Leaders Seminar scheduled for Sunday 20 to Wednesday 23 October 2013
in Lagos.
The Future Leaders Seminar is a program established for
grooming emerging public and private sector leaders between the ages of 25 to
35 years based in Nigeria or the Diaspora. The event includes a 3-day
residential seminar sessions aimed at creating a growing global network of
credible and accomplished community-spirited Nigerian leaders committed to
taking responsibility for driving positive change in Nigeria.
Mr. Yinka Oyinlola, NLI’s Chief Executive Officer stated that
‘’Past participants in the seminar inducted as NLI Associates have achieved
prominence as top corporate Executives, public service and political leaders as
well as leading reformers in the civil society sector. NLI Associates continue
to exhibit value-based leadership in their spheres of endeavors with the
promising future as force for good in Nigeria’’.
According
to FirstBank’ Head, Marketing & Corporate Communication, Mrs. Folake
Ani-Mumuney, the Bank views its partnership with NLI as a strategic platform
for enhancing youth empowerment and capacity building among future leaders.
Ani-Mumuney said such youth development interventions form an integral part of
the Bank’s social responsibility initiatives. “FirstBank is delighted to be
part of the NLI series which represent a sustainable way of passing on
leadership and entrepreneurship ideals from respected and proven individuals to
the next generation. We are confident that the nation stands to gain immensely
from the leaders that have been produced and those that stand to benefit from
the series in the future,” she said.
During the seminar, their leadership skills will be honed to
assume a transformative role in the future of development in Nigeria. The
seminar will also involve case studies and discussions as well as the launch of
class projects by the seminar participants.
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