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Winners, Ese Odiete and Nasir Yammama, Andrew
Pocock (British High Commissioner to Nigeria), Rachel Coffey (Country Manager,
Virgin Atlantic Airways), Sola Oladipo (Executive Director, Zenith Bank)
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On the June 14, 2014, Eseoghene Ise Odiete
and Nasir Yammama emerged winners of the maiden edition of an online
competition tagged ‘Enterprise Challenge’, launched by the British Council, in
partnership with Virgin Atlantic Airways and Zenith Bank in 2014.
They have since
had the opportunity to meet with and be mentored by one the UK’s foremost
entrepreneurs and Chairman of the Virgin Group, Sir Richard Branson.
A total of 10
finalists (Nigerians based in the UK and at home) battled for the top two spots
last year.
Eseoghene
Odiete is an award winning young female fashion entrepreneur and the brain
behind Hesey Designs, (an African inspired accessories label). Nasir Yammama
just concluded his postgraduate studies in creative technology at Middlesex
University in London and he is currently developing an agricultural themed
mobile application which he hopes to launch before the end of the year.
Other prizes
won by the top two include, a five day entrepreneurship foundation course at
the Branson Centre for Entrepreneurship in South Africa and a business support
grant of N1,500,000.00 (One Million Five hundred thousand naira) for
each individual. The grant will be used to either support an already existing
business or develop a business idea.
As a show of
continued commitment to the development of Nigerian youth, the programme
partners have committed to run another cycle of this competition in second
quarter of 2015.
“Enterprise
Challenge” is an online competition which seeks to give young, brilliant
entrepreneurial minds the opportunity to further develop their skills in this
area and bring their innovative ideas to the fore for possible future
development.
This year’s
competition will be open to Nigerians domiciled in Nigeria who fall within the
18 to 35 year age bracket.
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