The Nigeria Leadership
Initiative (NLI) has concluded plans to commence a fellowship program in
partnership with Yale University. The inaugural class of NLI Fellows seminar
will take place from October 25 - November 1, 2014 at the New Haven campus of
Yale University in Connecticut, US.
At the end of the seminar, 25
Nigerians will emerge as the first set of NLI Fellows. This also means that
NLI's membership network will now consist of Associate Fellows (Future
Leaders), Fellows (Aspiring Leaders) and Senior Fellows (Accomplished Leaders).
NLI Fellows are influential leaders who have reached an
inflection point in their lives and are ready to deepen their leadership
learning.
In 2013, NLI signed a
partnership agreement with Yale
University for the purpose of programmatic exchanges and collaboration to build
leadership capacity in Africa; develop programs to enhance human capacity in
Africa and foster interaction among talents. Leveraging on Yale’s century-old tradition
of grooming leaders, NLI is strategically committed to building a community of
purposeful leadership to prepare today for the future in which we all desire to
live.
According
to Yinka Oyinlola, CEO of NLI, “NLI is pleased with the partnership with Yale
which allows for Yale’s university-wide collaboration. Nigeria, in particular,
and Africa, in general, needs to do away with the thinking that political
development or economic resources will bring progress without purposeful
leadership. No matter how well endowed a nation is or the sophistication of its
democratic regime, growth and development can only happen with committed
leadership with the right values. The two parties will collaborate on leadership development activities while
exchanging intellectual resources. Additionally, we plan to develop programs to
enhance human capacity in Africa."
Speaking
more specifically on the Fellows program, Oyinlola stated that "the NLI
Fellows seminar curriculum has been carefully developed to focus on high impact
leadership for a better society. The seminar modules will focus on leadership,
negotiation and impact assessment. The seminar will run for six days and will
be facilitated by Yale faculty. Additionally, the delivery content of the
seminar will include presentations, project-oriented workshops, discussion
sessions and possibly field trips."
Concluding,
Oyinlola averred that "NLI and Yale have gone to great lengths to put
together a world-class Fellows Leadership Seminar that is intensive,
interactive and gives value for money and time."
Michael
Capello of Yale added that "we look forward to harnessing the energy,
expertise and example of NLI to better equip leaders in Nigeria."
Anthony Ubani, FCIA
Director of Program
Nigeria
Leadership Initiative (NLI)
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