SWEDISH AMBASSADOR COMMENDS UGWUMBA LEADERSHIP CENTER FOR CREATING JOBS FOR NIGERIAN YOUTHS

The President of the Ugwumba Center for Leadership Development in Africa, Ugwumba Uche Nwosu and his team have been commended by Mr. Carl Michael Grans, the Ambassador of Sweden to Nigeria, Ghana and Cameroon for creating massive job opportunities for Nigerian youths.

In a strategic partnership meeting with the Embassy, the Ambassador declared his willingness to support the work of the Center and promised to facilitate the center’s engagement with Ambassadors from other Nordic countries, including Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, etc in order to create more jobs for youths in the ECOWAS region in the renewal energy, waste recycling and ICT sectors of the economy.

Addressing the Ambassador, Ugwumba Uche Nwosu, President of the Center recounted his many empowerment programs for Nigerian youths several years ago before the establishment of the Ugwumba Center for Leadership Development in Africa, which he said became necessary in order to formalize and advance his philanthropic gestures. He thereafter announced that this year’s Ugwumba Enterprise Challenge, which is the Pan African Edition will hold in Lagos in the month of August.

Earlier in his remarks, Remy Chukwunyere, the Executive Director of the Center briefed the Ambassador and his team about the programs and activities of the foundation, including the #UgwumbaEnterpriseChallenge and the #RebrandNigeriaCampaign which are their signature projects. Mr Remy Chukwunyere equally informed the Ambassador that the Center has attracted a credit scheme for women in Imo State called “Fund Her Project” which shall be launched sometime in July.

Other members of the delegation were Uche Nnadozie, Director of Business Support Services and Mrs. Gloria Bolarinwa, Coordinator of the Rebrand Nigeria Campaign.