A University don, Prof Martins Anetekhai on Friday at a free personal empowerment training for youths has called for the introduction of entrepreneurial studies in schools to help speed up youth interest in business skills.
In the training organized by an NGO, Hope Builders Skills Development and Acquisition Foundation, Anetekhai charged that skill acquisition program will guarantee the future for Nigerian youth.
“We must catch them young, stimulate their interest, give them knowledge, incubate them and allow them to fly.
“We must also interact with them and let them know the future is theirs,” the don said.
Professor Anetekhai who also is the Director of Entrepreneurial Studies at Lagos State University (LASU), noted that youth empowerment was the solution to the nation’s economic recovery.
“In LASU now, no matter your course of study, you must also take up an entrepreneurial course as this is preparing the student for the big future,” Anetekhai said.
He applauded the NGO for drawing the attention of young people to learning a trade. He further urged beneficiaries to make the best use of the opportunity.
Also responding to the objectives of the organization, the Coordinator of the NGO, Mrs Folayemisi Adu, said the program was organized to save youths from wasting their lives looking for jobs after leaving school.
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“In order to reduce prostitution, cultism, drug abuse among the jobless youths, I decided to train some of these youths who are idle to become empowered so that they don’t misbehave.
“We give vocational training to women mostly because many parents still do not want to educate their female children.
“HBF places the youths at training centres and we pay the trainers for their services,” she said.
She then made a call to individuals and corporate organisations to join forces with them in empowering young people who are the leaders of tomorrow.
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