From the Foundation's Executive Director

All praises and adorations belong to Allah for His mercies and blessings. We beseech Him against the antics of the accursed Satan, especially against corrupting our sincere intentions.
Foremost, I feel highly elated as the first Executive Director of the First Class Muslim Foundation (FCMF) which is newly registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in December, 2018. The foundation aims to prepare Muslim youths in both the academic institutions and the industry for excellence, which underscores Islam’s philosophy that Muslims should distinct themselves with merit in all their endeavours.
Also, I want to appreciate Mr. Sulaimon Ogunmuyiwa, a Senior Partner with M-Solution Consulting International Ltd. (MSCI) for the laudable initiative that metamorphosed into the establishment of this foundation. MSCI initiated the programme to equip Muslim first class graduates of Nigerian higher institutions with the skills they require to optimise the opportunities attainable with their degrees. The programme started in 2017 with the training of 17 first class graduates and was sustained in 2018 with the training of 19 more graduates making a total of 36 Muslim first class graduates from 15 higher institutions that have been coached by the organisation.  For both years, MSCI organised three days residential training for the M-First Series participants turned ‘scholars’ at no-fee and they were coached by scholars in the academia and titans of industry. We appreciate Mr. Ogunmuyiwa and his MSCI team that put together the feat (Mr. Abolore Shobayo, Mr. Faheed Olajide, Mr. Azeez Sarafadeen, Mrs. Bushroh Bombata, Miss Rayhanah Razak, Mrs. Ganiyat Tijani-Adenle, Mr. Wasiu Balogun, and Mr. Nuh Sulaimon) for their efforts.

Now that the foundation has been registered, I assure you that we are poised to take the M-First Series event to greater heights and also embark on impacting projects and programmes that will fulfil the visions of the incorporated trustees of the Foundation. Our goal is to make the Foundation the establishment where local and international corporations and institutions of learning shall scout for employees and post graduate scholarship students. May Allah help us achieve this onerous task.

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ABOUT THE FOUNDATION
The First Class Muslim Foundation (FCMF) is registered as an Incorporated Trustee under the Corporate Affairs Commission with registration number CAC/IT/NO 121816. The Foundation aims to improve the capacity of young Muslims in academic institutions and the industry to attain excellence. In specific terms, the foundation plans to:
1. Promote scholarship and outstanding academic performance among Muslim youths.
2. Horn the employability skills of young Muslim graduates from Nigeria?s higher institutions of learning.
3. Provide sustainable career paths that will spurt Muslim youths to the peak of their endeavours in the shortest possible time frame.
4. Support first class Muslim youths in securing scholarship awards and other funding opportunities for postgraduate studies.
5. Provide opportunities for local and international corporations to access and engage Muslim youths in their establishments.

M-FIRST SERIES EVENT
In order to achieve the aims above, the foundation inherited the M-First Series event from M-Solution Consulting International (MSCI), the initiators of the programme. The M-First event had been held twice in 2017 and 2018 at Primal Hotel and Resort on 4, Harold Shodipo Crescent, Off Joel Ogunaike Street, GRA, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria. The M-First Scholars were camped for three days at the venue which was serene and very conducive for their training. M-First series is a leadership program designed to groom Muslim first class graduates in Nigeria for the academia and industry. We are convinced of the need to complement the knowledge and skills of Muslim first class graduates from Nigeria tertiary institutions. Specifically, presentations focussed on the following areas:

1. Critical thinking
2. Strategic planning and goal setting
3. Core competence identification
4. Networking
5. Interviews and negotiations skills
6. Mentoring