{"id":16513,"date":"2026-06-20T12:51:26","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:51:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/news-item\/educator-encourages-youth-to-attain-success-in-business\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T19:28:05","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T19:28:05","slug":"educator-encourages-youth-to-attain-success-in-business","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/educator-encourages-youth-to-attain-success-in-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Educator encourages youth to attain success in business"},"content":{"rendered":"The co-founder of Lifeforte International Schools (LIS), Sarah Olubi-Johnson, gave a seminar presentation at IITA on 1 December to mentor and motivate the youth towards establishing successful enterprises in Nigeria.\n
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Dr Sarah Olubi-Johnson addressing the youth during the seminar.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\nThe seminar, themed \u201cBuilding a successful business in Nigeria\u2019s challenging environment,\u201d incorporated her book titled \u201cDare to dream and succeed in a harsh economic climate\u201d stimulated among the IITA Youth Agripreneurs (IYA) and IITA Corps members an interest and passion for agriculture and encouraged them to apply some of the principles that have guided her in life. The meeting, which aimed at igniting interest in business opportunities among the youth, was attended by IITA staff, IYA, IITA Corps members, representatives from the IITA Women\u2019s group, and a team from LIS.\n\nIn her lecture, Olubi-Johnson emphasized that reformatting the mind is an important element in attaining greater heights in life. \u201cWe must start with a desire and decision to change the old standard, but to do that, we need a new standard which is having the right business ethics devoid of deception,\u201d she added.\n\nSpeaking at the opening ceremony, Evelyn Ohanwusi, Interim Head of the Youth in Agribusiness Office, acknowledged the resource person for nurturing and inculcating first-hand knowledge that will enable the youth to develop and grow in their respective enterprises. \u201cThis is a great exposure to a real-life situation, and I encourage all the participants, especially the IYA, to share and learn from her wealth of experience, and help change mindsets geared towards creating impact through capacity development in the lives of other youth in Nigeria.\u201d\n\nAt the exhibition and tour of the Akinwumi Adesina Agripreneur (AAA) building and IYA enterprises, which include fish ponds and vegetable fields, Olubi-Johnson said: \u201cTruly I am impressed with IITA\u2019s innovation; we are indeed convinced that IITA is a first-class institution working tirelessly to improve livelihoods in Africa. Personally, I am proud of the indomitable IYA for their good work, and together we will move Africa forward.\u201d\n\nThe meeting ended with a gift presentation by IYA to Olubi-Johnson to express their immeasurable gratitude for her coaching in ensuring they succeed in life.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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