NUC Proposes Compulsory Entrepreneurial Course In Nigerian Universities
In consideration of the present economic downturn facing the country, the Nigerian University Commission (NUC), on Friday, proposed a compulsory study of entrepreneurial course in the nation’s tertiary institutions.
The Executive Secretary of the NUC, Professor Julius Okojie, made the suggestion during a meeting with the Governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa, on Friday in Asaba.
Represented by the Director of Student Support Services, Dr. Rukayyatu Gurin, Okojie said that there is a need to stimulate the economy and make it grow faster.
According to him, students in tertiary institutions needed entrepreneurial knowledge and skills that would encourage self-employment, wealth creation and economic independence.
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Okojie further told the governor that if the entrepreneurial course is made core in universities, it would instill in the students, entrepreneurial and wealth creation skills, confidence and self-reliance to become employers of labour.
