Varsity students set for business leadership challenge

The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) is to begin its yearly Business Leader Challenge 2024 targeted at universities in the country to proffer solutions to societal issues, with the best solutions picked as winners after weeks of competition.

Fifty-seven teams from nine ivory towers have entered the CGMA Business Leader Challenge 2024, a regional business contest for undergraduates, organised by AICPA & CIMA, together as Association of International Certified Professional Accountants. The event is sponsored by Coronation Merchant Bank and Stanbic IBTC Bank.

The teams would be asked to solve real-life business challenges and present them to a panel of senior executives in finance and business management. The CGMA Business Leader Challenge provides young Nigerian talent with an opportunity to enhance their business, leadership and problem-solving skills, as well as showcase their potential as future accounting, finance, digital, and business leaders.

Associate Director in Nigeria at AICPA & CIMA, Ijeoma Anadozie, said: “At AICPA & CIMA, we are dedicated to nurturing and empowering up-and-coming finance, accounting, and business professionals, so we are thrilled to host the second edition of the CGMA Business Leader Challenge in Nigeria. Last years, the competition was a resounding success, with 30 teams competing for victory. We expect the same enthusiasm from this year’s cohort as they put their skills to the test and learn the crucial values of teamwork, communication, and strong leadership.