Birthed to create an interactive yet safe avenue to explore strategies and insightful initiatives to achieve financial buoyancy, staying updated with business and the economy, and to make all-round informed decisions among its audience is the nascent Millennials Hangout program, powered by BusinessDay on its widely acclaimed Youtube channel. This program is targeted at the millennial demographic, equipping them with the right knowledge and insights needed to navigate the financial train to the zenith of financial independence. The August edition with the theme, “Financial Independence for Millennials.

” This episode was greeted by a host of insightful millennial speakers including, Mr. Onome, Mr. Hilary Uthuke, Mr.

Innocent, Mr. Gbogbola and Mr Oladipupo Clement, who all contributed intelligently and significantly to the discourse. Financial independence is the goal of every hard-working individual.

Getting to the stage where one can comfortably afford luxury, comfort and impact the lives of others without going broke is ideal and mostly a dream for many. The begging question in this regard is the achievability of the feat. With more than half of Nigeria’s population striving below the poverty line, financial independence fondly appears as a fantasy.

Providing clarity of the millennial demographic, Mr. Onome Ohwovoriole explained the scope of the millennial demographic. He cited that millennials are typically born between 1981-1996, which translates to those within the a.