Junior Achievement Nigeria (JAN) has reaffirmed its commitment to equipping teachers with practical tools for entrepreneurship education during the 2025 SET4LYF National Convening in Lagos. The event, themed “Teaching Entrepreneurship with a Focus on Teachers,” brought together stakeholders from the Federal Ministry of Education, NERDC, NYSC, state education ministries, and the private sector.

Key highlights:

• Teachers are recognized as catalysts for nurturing creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurial thinking among students.
• Dr. Salisu Shehu (NERDC) emphasized that empowering teachers empowers an entire generation, equipping youth with problem-solving and resilience skills for the future workforce.
• Discussions focused on how teachers can serve as the first innovators students encounter and link classroom learning to real-world opportunities.
• JAN’s SET4LYF initiative continues to provide frameworks and skills for integrating entrepreneurship into education.
• A communiqué from the convening will outline strategies to strengthen entrepreneurship education and promote collaboration between schools and industry.

JAN stressed that sustainable transformation in education depends on empowering teachers to lead innovation and welcomed partnerships to advance entrepreneurship nationwide.