FBNQuest Throws Weight Behind Incubation Hub Pitch Contest

By Ahmed Rahma

FBNQuest, a subsidiary of First Bank of Nigeria Holdings Plc, has partnered with Teach for Nigeria (TFN) to organise the Incubation Hub Pitch Contest.

The Incubation Hub Pitch Contest is a three-month programme providing TFN alumni with an opportunity to accelerate growth through their social impact projects.

Speaking on the programme, the CEO of Teach for Nigeria, Folawe Omikunle, stated that, “We are on a mission to address educational inequality in Nigeria.

“We believe that equipping our alumni with the skills and knowledge to start and scale their initiatives will bring us closer to our vision of educating all children in Nigeria.”

Through an intensive training workshop, access to post-program support, mentoring and an opportunity to pitch for seed funding, the Incubation Hub equip participants with the practical knowledge required to build and sustain their enterprise.

Employees of FBNQuest also volunteered to mentor TFN Fellows in the area of professional development as they transition from the Fellowship programme, as well as support them to implement their social impact project themed Be the Change Projects in their placement schools.

Commenting on the partnership with Teach for Nigeria, Ms Lolade Sasore, Head, People & Knowledge Engagement at FBNQuest said, “We recognise the role education plays as a catalyst for growth and development, and we remain committed to equipping our youth with the right skills to excel.”

“Through this and other partnerships, we hope to provide access to more opportunities for young leaders to actively contribute to building a stable economy,” she added.

For this edition, the Bookaclan Literacy and No Box Initiatives emerged as winners of the contest and were given seed funding to scale their projects in 2021.

Teach for Nigeria is a non-profit organization committed to developing leaders and promoting educational development across the nation by recruiting graduates and professionals to teach in under-served schools as full-time teachers.