By Ezra Ukanwa

A group, Bossladylaw Business Challenge (BBC), has advocated for students empowerment as part of efforts to foster entrepreneurial spirit among them.

The project director, a humanitarian and philanthropist, Barr. Orby Venessa Agwuncha, represented by Mrs Eunice Adimora, made the call at the 2023 edition of Bossladylaw Business Challenge (BBC).

While congratulating the winning schools, she noted that the challenge was aimed at encouraging entrepreneurship among secondary school students.

She thanked those who supported the programme and assured that it will continue to serve as a window to harness the young potentials in the state and beyond.

The grand finale of the competition held in Awka the Anambra state capital with over 50 secondary schools in attendance.

Modebe Memorial Grammar School, Onitsha won the challenge, walking away with a whopping sum of 5 million naira.

This is in addition to scholarship to universities of their choice while the teachers who prepared the students for the competition got an all expense paid trip to South Africa.

The students had converged from various schools in Anambra to test their prowess in business and academic.

At the end of the competition, the Holy Child Secondary School Isuofia grabbed the sum of 2 million naira as the first runner up, leaving Holy Rosary Girls College, Nsugbe, the 2nd runner up with the sum of 500,000 naira.

In the special needs schools category, Diocesan Special Education Centre, Nnewi triumphed, walking away with the sum of three million naira.

The first runner-up, Peace Therapeutic Special School, Obosi grabbed one million naira while 500,000 naira went to RECDOT Secondary and vocational school ,Ozubulu.

Two teachers got 500,000 naira each for winning best mentors for each category.

A student from new Era Secondary school onitsha went home with 100,000 for the best 1 minute video while new Era Secondary school onitsha got 30,000 for the People’s choice award(online vote).