By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri –
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commissioned Abdul Samad Rabiu Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the University of Maiduguri, Borno State.
Represented by the Vice President Kashim Shettima, the president said on Saturday that N1 billion centre was constructed and donated to the university by the CEO, Abdul Samad Rabiu Africa Initiative towards accelerating growth and development of varsity innovation and entrepreneurship programmes for both students, research and consultancy.
The visitor said, “On behalf of President Bola Tinubu, who is the visitor to this university, I hereby commission this centre. ”
“The centre is in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda of the President Tinubu administration for the rapid resuscitation and prosperity of the economy,” he added, as he called for the donation of more of such facilities by other wealthy individuals and corporate bodies, ” Visitor to the university added.
In his remarks, the Chairman,/CEO, BUA International Group if Comaoanjes, Alhaji Abdul Samad Rabiu, said the gesture was part of the corporate social responsibility of the conglomerate and ASR Africa Initiative to facilitate and accelerate the economic growth and development of the country, Nigeria.
While the Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Aliyu Shugaba said:
“The centre is important in t respects for the university, which has prioritised entrepreneurial training,”
“First, it physically offers the gigantic and befitting edifice for entrepreneurial training in the university. Secondly, it provides the best prospect for the necessary paradigm shift in entrepreneurial learning.”
“Despite the three months training provided in entrepreneurship and over 70,000 students exposed to it, the objective of creating enterprises by the students at graduation has not been realised.
“In the future products of the centre will be capable of creating enterprises for self-employment,” the VC said.
Shugaba further explained that the new centre would provide a platform for individuals and grow new ventures, creating a social and economic impact in the process.
According to him, the Abdul Samad Centre is expected to remedy the situation and foster a thriving innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystem that encourages creativity, collaboration and experimentation.
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