For Saturday, Vice President Kashim Shettima launch di Abdul Samad Rabiu Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship for University of Maiduguri, Borno State. Dis N1 billion centre wey dem build and give di university na from Abdul Samad Rabiu Africa Initiative, and e dey aimed to jinja growth and development of innovation and entrepreneurship among students and researchers.
Shettima and Abdul Samad Rabiu bin collect honorary doctorate degrees for di university 24th combined convocation, and na Shettima, wey dey represent President Bola Tinubu, comot hand for di commissioning. E talk say di centre dey follow for di Renewed Hope Agenda of di Tinubu government, wey wan quick-quick bring back life and prosperity for di economy. Shettima come talk say make other people wey get, and even companies, try help build similar things.
Abdul Samad Rabiu, wey be di Chairman for BUA Group, talk say dis thing wey dem do na as part of dem social responsibility, and ASR Africa Initiative own to waka and speed up di growth and development of di country economy.
Di Vice-Chancellor of di university, Prof. Aliyu Shugaba, talk say di centre get strong importance for entrepreneurship training. E talk say e go bring big change for di way people dey learn entrepreneurship, as dem hope say di Abdul Samad Centre go make place for better training wey go fit ginger creativity, collaboration, and experimental mindset.
Even as dem don dey train students for entrepreneurship, Prof. Shugaba yan say e still dey pain am say di students no dey fit create businesses when dem graduate. But e believe say dis new centre go fix di matter and go help create better environment wey go fit make students start businesses when dem finish school.
People dey hope say Abdul Samad Rabiu Centre go be place wey fit help individuals create new businesses, and for di process, e go bring better change for society and economy.