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The Vice Chancellor of the Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Prof. Sa'adatu Hassan-Liman
The Vice Chancellor of the Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Prof. Sa’adatu Hassan-Liman, has called on youths across the country to consider acquiring relevant skills to tackle the prevailing issues of unemployment.
The VC made the call in Keffi Local Government Area of the state on Saturday, during the Exhibition of Students Products, organised by the Department of Entrepreneurship Studies in the institution.
While noting that not everyone will have the privilege of getting a white-collar job, she emphasised the need for the youths to show commitment to the development of their skills and talents to improve their livelihoods.
Hassan-Liman further called on political leaders in the country to support the youths by regularly organising skill acquisition programmes that would help them become self-reliant and financially independent for them to also contribute meaningfully to the growth of the society.
The Vice-Chancellor, therefore commended the lecturers and staff of the entrepreneurship department in the university for their efforts towards grooming the students to become employers of labour shortly.
“In today’s Nigeria, as a student, it is important to learn a skill that will prepare you ahead so that after graduation, you will be able to set up your own business and start earning while searching for any job of your choice.
“The skills that you all have learnt should be practised to the extent that you will become employers of labour. I can assure you that with the skills you have acquired, you are already on the way to taking Nigeria to greater heights”, the VC added.
On her part, the Head of the Department of Entrepreneurship Studies. Dr. Monica Agu said the exhibition was a platform for the students to share their unique perspectives through innovative solutions, artistic expressions and technological advancements.
She added, “The problem nowadays is that many students are without skills, and after graduation, they will begin to go all around the streets looking for white-collar jobs. They must learn skills so that when they graduate, they will be able to open up their own businesses and become employers of labour.”
Earlier in his speech, a lecturer, Dr Vincent Paul, while expressing his gratitude to all the dignitaries for attending the exhibition despite their busy schedules, mentioned the skills the students learned including paint making, soap making, photography, baking, fashion design, graphic design, event management and planning, among others.
He noted that the students were taught quality skills to ensure quality production and marketing of the produced products to complement the efforts of the government and the private sector in their bid to provide quality service to the citizens of the country.
