mythical:

Unilorin already offer d course, buh datz no replacement 4 job employments.

And so is uniben.why is jonathan trying to make a big deal about a knowledge that wont benefit anybody in the end ?

These GEJ haters and bashers have become so cynical and bitter that they can't think straight anymore. The funny part is that they claim they have superior knowledge of some sort. This annoucement by GEJ is again another end game move. A masterpiece. The man is showing unbelievable foresight, I am so impressed. Some talk of enabling environment. Who is going to provide enabling environment? Enterpreneurs of course. The problem of Nigeria over the years has basically being our mindset. Actually, it is the problem with the black race. Practically every discovery we enjoy today was done by visionary enterpreneurs working under very uncondusive environments. Some starved to get their inventions done. Some where almost stoned to death because the society called them witches. Most didn't have any support from anywhere. So it is very funny when you hear some claiming that a condusive environment is necessary for enterpreneurship to thrive. It is actually the other way round. Entrepreneurship will create a condusive environment.

Someone wrote that Nigerians are entrepreneurs. Are you kidding me? How many can write a simple business plan? How many can manage cash flow? They make 100k and spend 150k. Is that how their business will thrive? Most Nigerians don't even want to do a business. They want to work in multinational firms. If you own a bank, will you give out loans to people that have no skill on how to run a business? One big difference between the western world and Nigeria is training and specialisation. In Nigeria most people claim they can do practically anything. The same guy is a plumber, an electrician, an importer, a house agent and a cement seller. In the end, he knows nothing.

I am so glad GEJ is addressing the fundamentals in this country. Those waiting to hear stupid annoucements like free education and free bags of rice are going to be disappointed in this guy because the guy is not ready for that. The fundamentals is what will change Nigeria, not the kind of frivolous propaganda some governors are announcing to gain public acceptance.

In an environment so harsh for even the mega companies to operate you don't want everyone to be a private sector job owner.
You want people to start committing suicide?

Some people don't get it. Whether Entrepreneural this or entrepreneural that, the question is how do u get started? With which money? Or do graduates have to pluck money from a tree to start whatever they intend to do?. I remember during my Nysc then, i heard that corps who wish to obtain a loan of 250,000 naira after passing out can apply and i applied but that money was not given to me and i 've not heard or seen anybody that have collected the money since then. So what are we talking abt, most things don't work here in Naija and that's all. Even if it's taught in schools, most people will end up doing nothing with the skills or knowledge because there will be support from the govt and the banks are not ready to help but only interested in their collateral and interests and most people don't have the collateral{s}.

What silly grandstanding from an inept president.
He should concentrate on what he should do - build refinery, build roads, provide electricity etc and stop wasting everyone time,

gej is another mugu. no be juju n black magic u use to bcom presido. pls we need dose things introduce 4 we uni.

This GEJ guy likes holding onto straw and moving from one place to another in a touch-and-go manners. When do we start having a robust developmental strategies eludes every possible thinkings.

This man never ceases to amaze me. Who will teach such courses; the Nigerian lecturer fighting to retire at 70 years whose knowledge is even more obsolete or will they hire staff from heaven? And where on earth does entrepreneurship guarantee a nation's growth, someone please cite such examples. After entrepreneurship training, these same people will have to cope with the same issues that have forced blue chip companies to relocate to Ghana. And some funny people think its a good idea. Nowhere in the world do governments create jobs, they create the enabling environment for jobs to be created. Ensure adequate power supply, adequate infrastructure and the rest will sort itself.

olodo president!! what Nigeria need to start doing is encouraging kids as from SS1 to start volunteering as a requirement to graduate and to get into a good college, makes them work on projects like we do here in america (economic class) make them produce something and sell it make pay bills like the real world and see who can handle it, and have rewards for the best students  it will be surprising how students will graduate better mentality of how to navigate the real world individually.  

Not a bad idea to make it compulsory even though some universities already offer the course. But I dont think that alone solves the issues facing the business environment in Nigeria. Like most Developed economies SME's play a very important role in development as they are mostly the largest employers. And in the case of Nigeria where it is difficult for SME's to start up and even thrive because of the difficult business terrain, first banks dont even want to give loans to SME's, there are no jobs out there, people are not earning so how then do wan the SME's to thrive. Good intentions on him, BUT THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT NEED TO BE SORTED OUT BY GOVERNMENT

See someone that's yabbing patience jonathan writing "Agbo 'leaves' in Onisha" right in the same post.


#hewithoutsin

dmainboss:

These GEJ haters and bashers have become so cynical and bitter that they can't think straight anymore. The funny part is that they claim they have superior knowledge of some sort. This annoucement by GEJ is again another end game move. A masterpiece. The man is showing unbelievable foresight, I am so impressed. Some talk of enabling environment. Who is going to provide enabling environment? Enterpreneurs of course. The problem of Nigeria over the years has basically being our mindset. Actually, it is the problem with the black race. Practically every discovery we enjoy today was done by visionary enterpreneurs working under very uncondusive environments. Some starved to get their inventions done. Some where almost stoned to death because the society called them witches. Most didn't have any support from anywhere. So it is very funny when you hear some claiming that a condusive environment is necessary for enterpreneurship to thrive. It is actually the other way round. Entrepreneurship will create a condusive environment.

Someone wrote that Nigerians are entrepreneurs. Are you kidding me? How many can write a simple business plan? How many can manage cash flow? They make 100k and spend 150k. Is that how their business will thrive? Most Nigerians don't even want to do a business. They want to work in multinational firms. If you own a bank, will you give out loans to people that have no skill on how to run a business? One big difference between the western world and Nigeria is training and specialisation. In Nigeria most people claim they can do practically anything. The same guy is a plumber, an electrician, an importer, a house agent and a cement seller. In the end, he knows nothing.

I am so glad GEJ is addressing the fundamentals in this country. Those waiting to hear silly annoucements like free education and free bags of rice are going to be disappointed in this guy because the guy is not ready for that. The fundamentals is what will change Nigeria, not the kind of frivolous propaganda some governors are announcing to gain public acceptance.

Dude stop the GEJ ass licking. English is the official language of Nigeria, the only compulsory subject in jamb, The language used to teach students from nursery school till graduation, so going by your post above, anyone who has schooled in Nigeria should be a master of the english language but can you tell me if that is the case?
GEJ is talking without thinking.

Hopeless people in power

They don't want to develop the country or they have no clue. Don't they know that if they do national infrastructure development projects like building mega highways, rail systems, power plants, refineries, etc, jobs will be created naturally? Do they know how many factories have shut down as a result of the power crisis? More than a thousand, in ten years.

Instead of them to admit and face their looting, they are busy mumbling stoopid rhetorics about. Just like the silly aboki at CBN. His portfolio has totally crumbled, and all he does is to move around from event to event, delivering speeches like he was an elected official. It's just sick, this country. The level of depravity that the elected leadership has sunk to, it's utterly disgusting.

It's like cutting off a footballer's feet, and then buying him a pair of soccer boots.
I'm sure the eediot president doesn't know that entrepreneurship as a course has been taught in OND programs for decades, in Nigerian polytechnics.

Good. Nigerians are too dependent on looking for oga sir work.
The government will also have to do its best to help grow small businesses with special tax cuts.

2buff:

Good. Nigerians are too dependent on looking for oga sir work.
The government will also have to do its best to help grow small businesses with special tax cuts.

Bros how about the government provides me light so i can manage my small barbing saloon or provide good roads so that when i decide to go to my village and farm i see motor to transport my produce!!!!

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*sighs* Who will tell Mr President that business skills are not taught in university?

you guys make me laugh- you speak like all teh Richard Bransons are Nigerian!

You call the petty market traders entrepreneurs? What else will they do when theres no jobs or education?

God, I wonder which is worst- the government or it's people

AjanleKoko:

Hopeless people in power

They don't want to develop the country or they have no clue. Don't they know that if they do national infrastructure development projects like building mega highways, rail systems, power plants, refineries, etc, jobs will be created naturally? Do they know how many factories have shut down as a result of the power crisis? More than a thousand, in ten years.

Instead of them to admit and face their looting, they are busy mumbling stoopid rhetorics about. Just like the silly aboki at CBN. His portfolio has totally crumbled, and all he does is to move around from event to event, delivering speeches like he was an elected official. It's just sick, this country. The level of depravity that the elected leadership has sunk to, it's utterly disgusting.

It's like cutting off a footballer's feet, and then buying him a pair of soccer boots.
I'm sure the eediot president doesn't know that entrepreneurship as a course has been taught in OND programs for decades, in Nigerian polytechnics.

the edioot in question is even a lecturer


rather than focus on creating an enabling environment he focuses on empty speeches and politicking

the daft eediot gave entreprenurship a kick in the wrong direction on january 1st this year

and after the theory how do you practice it when you don't have resources to do so.

While gej is ordering compulsory enterpreneuship courses for students he should also order for compulsory enabling enviroments to making buisness survive that means he should order for

compulsory 24 hours electricity all over nigeria

compulsory tarring of all roads in nigeria

compulsory running water 24/7

compulsory security of lives and properties in nigeria

It's good! I did d coaurse last simester in OOU, bt d only thing was dat it was jst anoda coarse i had 2 cram, gt into d exam hall, pour down and nw i dnt remember shit! The universities in Nigeria nid serious restructuring. The lecturer came abt 3 times told us 2 buy a bk and gave us chapters 2 read. It was jst a waste my time.

Lol . . . @ compulsory Entrepreneurship Course. That means all Nigerian undergraduates would soon take trading jobs from Igbo people.

Wich way naija youths? Succes is doesnt come frm d availablty of resources, it's a process. It's a shame 2 naija graduates dat pple who went to 1 day seminars r creating wealth, while they r busy carrying cert. lookin 4 illiterates dat wl employ dem.

Creativity is what most of our youth r lackin, & unplanned life. Do u know dat some of those guys (if not all) dat import shoes & clothings in Mandilas r illiterates & came 2 lag wt nuttin? Do u also know dat 2face no finish skuul. But 4 some of our youths d

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What are you up to? Illiterate is different from a dropout. There are a lot of intelligent dropouts as well. Don't judge people success based on that or try to make them look inferior to graduates for some reason we have been told if you are not a master holder you are not literate, come on! If 2face is a dropout and makes it better than graduate it means he is good at what he does. This is a backward mentality to think dropouts have nothing to offer as equivalent to those who graduated.

In my opinion on this matter, the government have to provide credit(through credit banks)available to meet the needs of those who took this course in schools, to aid them in starting up businesses for their survival and the benefit of the community. Indeed, I would like to see a lot of Nigerians have one or more idea about the creation of wealth. Only that way the country can sustain the teeming population to a reasonable extent.

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Don't get me wrong, wen I say illiterates, I mean ppl who didnt go byond primary skuul. If dey could exhibit such level of intel, what is the graduate waiting for?

I graduated in 2005 from UNIBEN and did a mandatory entrepreneurship course in year 3.So what is this funny president talking about.Please fix our roads,rails and power generation systems.When these are provided we would not need to do any useless entrepreneurship course to start and maintain a business.Have you seen the world bank report-Nigeria is one of the most difficult place to do business in the world.

gst 301. i beg mrs minister, help us tells mr gej that the gst 301(enteprenuership) was already a course in all nigeria university before its anouncement. but it is only on theory not in practical. so we need money to perfoms the practical aspect of entreprenuership.

Hello Nairalanders and most honourable graduates,

Leave GEJ alone. He is a politician . You know our politicians like too much talk-talk . They have to say something, at least to justify our allowing them to rule us and to make us not to see them as never-do-wells.
Time and tide wait for no one
Get your entrepreneurship practicals at www.entrepreneurialjunction..com

Please does anyone have access to a policy document in which this compulsory entrepreneurship education is stated. I really need this for research purpose.

Unfortunately the website for ministry of education (http://fme.gov.ng/) is not running. Also there is no contact on the new Nigerian Governance project website.