The Aig-Imoukhuede Institute, a subsidiary of the Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation, has selected 50 civil servants to participate in the inaugural AIG Public Leaders Programme, offered by the Aig-Imoukhuede Institute in partnership with the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford.
The successful candidates, who were selected through a rigorous and competitive process, will all receive academic scholarships worth 11,500 GBP from the Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation to enable them to participate in the programme.
Chairman and Founder of the Aig-Imoukhuede Institute, Mr Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, said: “We are very pleased to partner with the Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford to offer world-class public leader’s executive education here in Nigeria. At the Aig-Imoukhuede Institute, we believe that leadership lies at the heart of broader public sector transformation and so we are focused on building the capacity of the next generation of public sector leaders and equipping them with the skills and knowledge they need to lead their ministries, departments, and agencies effectively.”
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Dean of the Blavatnik School of Government, Prof Ngaire Woods, stated: “We are delighted to be extending our partnership with the Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation by bringing our Public Leaders Programme to Nigeria. At the Blavatnik School, we design our executive programmes so that participants learn from world-renowned scholars, outstanding practitioners, and one another.”
Head of the Civil Service of the Federation Dr Folasade Yemi-Esan, , commended the Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation for investing in the upskilling of public sector leaders. She said: “The public sector is a key driver of a nation’s economic development, and by offering this world-class executive education programme to public servants, the Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation has shown a commendable commitment to the development of the nation.”
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