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The Chartered Risk Management Institute of Nigeria (CRMI) Wednesday rewarded members with three million naira at its maiden University Risk Management Pitching Essay Competition, held as a part of its twenty fifth anniversary celebrations.
CRMI said that the initiative was “aimed at bridging academia and professional practice while nurturing a new generation of professionals capable of anticipating uncertainty and transforming risks into opportunities.”
An announcement by the president and chairman of the council, Kevin Ugwuoke, said that Dominican University emerged general winner, whereas Covenant University and Ajayi Crowther University clinched first and second runner-up positions respectively.
The winners obtained ₦1.5 million, a million naira, and ₦500,000 for first, second and third locations, alongside plaques.
Ugwuoke said that “the maiden competition is a strategic step towards embedding risk awareness and strategic thinking in Nigeria’s educational system at a time of economic reforms, technological advancement and global uncertainties.”
Themed “Building a Resilient Nigeria Through Strategic Risk Management,” the occasion tasked Nigerian college college students, to determine crucial nationwide challenges and suggest sensible, sustainable options, utilizing danger administration rules.
