Foundation partners to launch STEM initiative for 1,500 students

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The ExxonMobil Foundation, in partnership with Junior Achievement Africa, has launched the 2025 Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Africa program, targeting at least 1,500 students across secondary schools. The initiative aims to inspire, educate, and empower young minds to pursue careers in STEM fields.

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Ugonna Achebe, Executive Director of Junior Achievement Nigeria, said, “Our aim is to ensure that we improve students’ critical thinking skills and their collaboration skills because, at the end of the day, it’s what we feed the students that will enable them to have the capacity and the growth to make an impact in our nation.”

The program aims to equip students with the necessary skills and resources to make an impact through STEM. Shane Harris, Chairman/Managing Director of ExxonMobil subsidiaries in Nigeria, represented by Nigel Cookey-Gam, explained that the foundation decided to back the program because it observed that STEM is an area many children don’t want to do, especially girls.

“We’re focused on building interest and encouraging them,” Harris said. The program has reached over 6,000 students across Africa through weekly STEM quizzes, zonal competitions, and hands-on innovation camps. Harris noted that the program significantly narrowed participating students’ knowledge gap on STEM topics, particularly in Nigeria, where students recorded a 212% improvement on their STEM knowledge quiz scores.

The director of M&E, Maria Okhilo, representing the Director-Secretary, FCT Secondary Education Board, applauded the initiative, stating that students in the capital city have gained significantly in scientific innovation and entrepreneurship education. “Our students have broadened their innovative scientific horizons,” she said.

The program is being run in four countries simultaneously, including Angola, Namibia, Mozambique, and Nigeria. The best students will be selected to represent Nigeria at the regional industry conference in South Africa

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