Members of the Audition Panel. |
This
year’s edition of the reality TV show is again being headlined by Heritage Bank
and is targeted at giving young entrepreneurs an opportunity to display their
ingenuity and talents through a programme focused on ensuring that the
entrepreneurial goals of the Nigerian youths are achieved, had its auditions in
four of the six geopolitical zones of the country.
Speaking
at the audition which held the Sheba Event Centre in Lagos, the MD/CEO of the
bank, Ifie Sekibo said that Heritage Bank has continued to make seamless
efforts to demonstrate the bank’s commitment in developing and positioning
youths to become world-class citizens equipped and ready to be absorbed into an
increasingly competitive workforce.
According
to Mr. Sekibo, “One of the reasons why we chose, as an organization, to support
the entrepreneurial growth and welfare of the youths is to see young men and
women play vital roles in the socio-economic development of the country and
help curb the high level of unemployment”.
Th participants at the Audition, |
He
explained that the entrepreneurial schemes of the bank has always focused on
dependable job-creating sectors, such as the agricultural value chain (fish
farming, poultry, snail farming), cottage industry, mining, and solid minerals,
creative industry (tourism, arts and crafts), and ICT, stating that the bank
supported this initiative because of its belief in Nigerian youth, who make up
about 80 percent of the country’s population.
John Adah, Ozena Utulu, Daberechi Ike-Obioha all from Heritage Bank . |
On
his part, the Executive Producer of The Next Titan, Mide Kunle-Akinlaja said
that, “The idea behind the next titans is to create a Nigeria of our dreams,
the roll calls of entrepreneurs with businessmen and women who will boost the
nation’s economy and become employers of labour, It is not just an ordinary
show but a show that transforms lives.”
According
to him, The Next Titan over the past five years has been the only major
entrepreneurial reality show in Nigeria, which provides an opportunity for
young aspiring entrepreneurs with good business ideas that can transform the
economy to compete among themselves on television in order to win a grand cash
prize and a brand new car to start their dreams noting that it was a platform
designed to ignite the entrepreneurial spirit of the generality of young
Nigerians who may not have the opportunity to participate directly through its
regional auditions, but who can watch the TV show, and who can, as a result,
take a decision to ply the route of entrepreneurship as a viable career option.
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