News: Accenture Partners LCCI To Empower 3m Youths by 2020

Accenture has entered into partnership with Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, LCCI, in order to give a six months mentoring programme to young Nigerian entrepreneurs, as part of efforts to realize its vision 2020 to empower three million people globally to become successful entrepreneurs and business owners. Speaking at 2015 LCCI mentoring program in Lagos, Marketing Communications Leader, Accenture Nigeria, Mr. Segun Olalandu, said Accenture started with a vision to empower 250,000 people globally and have thus achieved the number.

"Accenture now aims to empower three million people by 2020 globally by helping them get a job or start a business. As at 2015, Accenture has empowered over 800 thousand people globally and now it is enabling 50 people and helping them grow their businesses through the partnership.

"We partner significantly with anybody who will help us achieve that goal of getting people employed, skill them up to be employable and also people who will help us get people to start their own businesses like LCCI is doing," he said. President, LCCI, Mr. Remi Bello, said that the focus of the developmental initiative on the youth is a means of investing in their future and guaranteeing a better tomorrow for the country.

Source: Vanguard