Nigeria’s youngest chartered accountant, Osasere Okundaye, has revealed how her journey with the Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) began at age 13.
The 16-year-old disclosed this while speaking on Saturday, July 4, during the Power Must Change Hands monthly programme at the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries headquarters in Magboro, Ogun State.
Her disclosure comes after she was announced as the country’s youngest chartered accountant.
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In her testimony before the congregation, Okundaye shared that she was encouraged by her parents to enrol for ICAN’s accounting technicians scheme (ATS) examinations instead of waiting until she was old enough for university admission.
“I am 16 years old. I started this ICAN journey three years ago after finishing my secondary school early.
“My parents encouraged me to start writing the ICAN examinations through ATS instead of just waiting around until I got to the right age for university.
“I wasn’t an accounting student in secondary school, so the exams, especially at the first level, proved very difficult, more difficult than they probably were for other people at the same level.
“But I had to put in extra effort, and with the grace of God, I was able to pass that first level. Ever since then, it has been a success,” she said.
Speaking further, Okundaye shared that she suffered a setback after failing one of her final examination papers in 2025.
“Last year, I failed one of my final papers, unfortunately, which I had to rewrite earlier this year in May.
“To the glory of God, I passed that examination, and now I can say that I am a qualified accountant of the institute at 16 years old.”