Lagos Nigeria: June 28, 2018: Strategia Media Nigeria, an Idea management and a digital marketing firm in Lagos won a scholarship from Facebook to attend the Facebook/Fate Foundation Aspiring Entrepreneurs Programme (AEP).

The programme is designed to hold in the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria over a four (4) week period, starting on the 25th of June to end on the 20th of July 2018.

Out of 200 applications received for the Lagos second stream, Strategia media Nigeria was one of the 40 selected for the full scholarship.

This intensive programme put together by FATE Foundation and Facebook is aimed at enabling businesses to scale up using advanced digital knowledge, tools and strategies.

The 40 SMEs selected will enjoy full scholarship by Facebook. Facebook’s support for the programme covers scholarship support for all the attendee’s fees (tuition, meals, books, reading materials) for the entire duration of this programme at a subsidised fee of N200,000 (Two Hundred Thousand Naira).

Some of the benefits of the scholarship include:

  • One-year mentoring support from FATE Foundation
  • One-year business advisory support from FATE Foundation
  • Access to free business support tools & applications

The programme which started on the 25th of June has completed its first week with intense practical sessions and lectures on entrepreneurship, set and smash your goals, defining your market, etc.

One of the lead consultants of the company was sent to represent the company at the training. And we believe the experience he gathers at programme will be put to use to foster the growth of the company and that of our clients.