NYSC Awards Akano as ICON of Youth Empowerment

Emma Okonji

The CEO of New Horizons Nigeria, Mr. Tim Akano has received the award
of ICON OF YOUTH EMPOWERMENT from the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), for his relentless commitment and unpar

alleled passion for youths empowerment.
During the ward, which held recently at the NAF Center in Abuja, New Horizons Nigeria was also designated by NYSC as a Critical Partner in Youth Empowerment.

The award ceremony, which was well attended, had Her Excellency Dr. Aisha Buhari, Nigeria First Lady, represented by the wife of Nigeria Vice President, Mrs. Dolapo Osinbajo as Special Guest of Honour and many federal government Ministers and members of corporate Nigeria and youth corpers in attendance.

Receiving the award from the Director General of NYSC, Brig. Gen. S. Ibrahim, the elated Akano, thanked the NYSC and its management staff for selecting him for the award.
New Horizons is Nigeria’s largest ICT training company, having empowered over 1.2 million Nigerians with relevant ICT skills in the last 16 years, bridging Nigeria Technical IT skill gaps.

New Horizons Nigeria is a franchise of New Horizons worldwide, the World’s largest independent IT training company with offices in 90 countries globally.
In the last 16 years, New Horizons Nigeria has won over 50 national, Continental and international awards and industry recognitions while Tim Akano has won over 60 individual awards.

NYSC in its citation singled out New Horizons Nigeria for uniquely and relentlessly empowering thousands of Nigerian youths corpers in a way to making them wealth creators instead of job seeks in the last 12 years.