This program is courtesy of Friends of Osinbajo

See prevuous thread about program announcement
https://www.nairaland.com/6450196/osinbajos-friends-associates-announce-empowerment#99720414

The March 8th Initiative, a brainchild of the “Friends of Prof” is organised to inspire and promote communal, entrepreneurial and public-spirited endeavours within Nigeria in honour of the birthday of His Excellency, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, GCON.
This year, the March 8th Initiative expanded in terms of reach and scope. First, the Entrepreneurship Programme was reorganised into 4 categories providing more opportunities for young Nigerians between 18 and 35 years old. For this year’s program, the organizers received a total of Thirty-Three Thousand and Twenty-Eight (33,028) applications across the four advertised categories.

1. My Big Idea Business Challenge (N100, 000) - 4,100 entries
2. My Business Support Category (N250, 000) – 10,522 entries
3. My Catalyst Support Challenge (N500, 000) -8,334 entries
4. My Bold Innovation Challenge (N1, 000,000)-10,072 entries

The selection process which was done by an independent team of Evaluators drawn from Nigeria and the diaspora analysed the shortlisted entries based on the eligibility criteria and the viability of the business proposals. Applicants drawn from the 36 States of the country and the FCT with the most innovative business ideas across the four categories have been shortlisted to benefit from the 2021 March 8th Initiative Entrepreneurial Programme. The list of the winners will be published on the March 8th Initiative website on the 1st of October, 2021.

In addition, the March 8th Initiative recognised health workers nationwide who, in an extremely difficult time, continue to exhibit compassion, diligence, hard work and professionalism in carrying out their duties. The initiative received a total of 1,520 nominations for the Health Grant Reward, and after a thorough evaluation of the nominations, Health workers drawn from across the country have been shortlisted as Beneficiaries of the Health Reward Grant. The list of the Beneficiaries will also be published on the March 8th Initiative website on the 1st of October, 2021.

Similarly, the March 8th Initiative undertook a nationwide Ophthalmological intervention to provide succour in the form of surgeries and other therapeutic care for those suffering from cataract and other eye defects. This Intervention kicked off with the Southwest and Northwest geopolitical zones. Working with the National Eye Centre and the State Ministries of Health, the March 8th Initiative carried out free Eye Screenings, Treatments and corrective Eye Surgeries for thousands of people suffering from cataract and other eye diseases in the Northwest and Southwest geopolitical zones. The Eye Care train has since moved to other geopolitical zones.

GGod bless Prof

God bless friends of prof for this initiative. When you have good friends you are safe o

Kudos to friends of Prof. I urge everyone to be beneficiaries of this initiative.

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Friends of Prof are doing well.

Can anyone give me update on what friends of general are doing apart from looking for juicy appointments for themselves in NNPC?

When they say show me your friends, you know the remaining.

Congrats to any body winning anything in this present Naija especially money.......country hard one needs to make up

These are the kinds of initiatives that should be encouraged. No matter how little the grant is, it would still be a plus to the beneficiaries. Small Scale Business would improve one way or the other. There are lots of Billionaires and friends that would rather prefer to lavish their money in a night club that organize programmes that would help ameliorate hunger of the less privilege. Anyways, it's their money, they have their right to spend it the way they want, but it is what it is! May God help us.

Kudos

Congrats to you all. Wish you the best.