The University of Lagos on Saturday said that its students were on course in changing the narrative of university education in the country through its various entrepreneurship programmes.
The Deputy Vice Chancellor (Development Services), Prof. Folasade Ogunsola, said this on the sideline of the Second Level Investment Pitching Competition.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the pitching competition is an off-shoot of the recent ‘Impact Week’, a design thinking workshop for both students and staff of the university, organised in collaboration with Lufthansa, a German airline.
The competition came up with 24 teams that came up with new designs and prototypes.
The prototypes and designs were in the areas of Urban Agriculture, Tourism, Environment, Energy, Health, Education, Commerce and Finance, among others.
According to Ogunsola, the university has been in the business of developing innovation and entrepreneurship in the last few years in the realisation that it is only through such steps that Nigeria can truly move forward.
She noted that one of the most important tasks of the university currently was to ensure that every student would graduate as a job creator, ready to solve most societal challenges.
“Today, I must say that I am so proud of these our students who have come up with several designs, waiting to be tapped into.
“We can confidently tell you today that our students are amazing and burning with a lot of creative ideas.
“All they need is the ability environment and training to allow them express themselves and indeed when we challenged them, they rose up to the occasion.
“The major way we arrived at this was through design thinking which means that we have changed our training styles, ’’ Ogunsola said.
She noted that the nation’s universities were indeed not as bad as was perceived by most people, saying there were a lot of changes currently going on there.
“I am so proud of our students. In all, we have about 32 prototypes.
“From the teams that we have put together, in various areas of life such as health, tourism, waste management, agriculture and others, they have come up with a lot of innovation.
“These are the kind if things that will move this country forward.
“Currently we have an entrepreneurship centre but there is an urgent need to expand it for us to have various businesses coming out from our university.
“As of today, in this year alone, we have about five patents and we already have another 10 going forward.
“So what we realise is that when we did not have a centre that was driving this, these developments were hidden but now with the centre in place, we are unearthing a lot of creativity, potential and finding out that our students could actually develop so many things,’’ Ogunsola said.
According to her, a major setback has also been lack of publicity; without it, a lot of people would still not believe in the budding talents of the students.
The don said that the university will continue to collaborate with other entrepreneurs outside the university as the whole idea was a cross-fertilisation of ideas.
“Nobody knows everything and even our students are motivated by what they see outside as well as problems of industries that they can solve. It is only through this that Nigeria can be on its way to development, ‘’ she said.
According to her, no country can develop if it fails to work with its universities.
Ogunsola said that the whole essence was about rubbing hands together, saying that “if as a people, the country gives up on its and everything gives way, then there will be no way forward’’.
The don said that universities could only develop by being challenged and urged that UNILAG be more challenged as the institution could rise up to any level.
“We have the staff and as we are challenged, you will be surprised at what we can do. So, we are calling on the public to come and rub minds with the institution.
“Come with your challenges, and we will be ready to work with industries in finding solutions.
“We are already working with quite a number of the industries – the Air Force, and Aviation .
“I want to say that any country that does not develop its own human capital through its university system will not go anywhere,’’ she said.
Ogunsola said that already, the university had concluded plans to set up a programme that would enable students of the university graduate with Certificate in Entrepreneurship.
She explained that the idea of the institution’s Skills centre was not basically about the acquisition of vocational skills but majorly about the students being able to apply their minds to solving problems.
Ogunsola said it was about thinking and doing things differently.
She said that the centre was focused in teaching the skills of creative thinking, connecting dots and solving problems.
Ogunsola, however, identified energy and funding as major challenges affecting the progress of work in the skill centre.
“We discover that these two are the factors we have to deal with. So, we have been trying to find ways to go around them, through collaboration with international partners, industries and others, ’’ she said.
Dr Sunday Adebisi, acting Director of the Entrepreneurship and Skills Development Centre, noted that the second level pitching had attracted investors already, who had come to take a look at some of the new products if they could invest in them.
According to him, aside showing interest in the products, the investors will also critic the prototypes and advice on how to move them to the next level.
Adebisi said that the university would intensify efforts in producing graduates with a difference, with valid business ideas that could sell as well as create jobs for Nigerians.
“When you look at the crime rate in the country today, you will discover that most of the people kidnapping are graduates who are savy and solid in their brains and these people do this because they are frustrated and cannot secure jobs.
“So, what we are trying to do with our students here in UNILAG is to put their brains in perfect functionality and get them to begin to create business and ideas so that when they graduate, they get very engaged with what they are doing ,’’ Adebisi, also an Associate Professor said.
Earlier, the Vice Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, said that there was no going back on management’s plan in making the university, the number one entrepreneurship hub of the nation.
We
were ambushed at Elele in Rivers state. About 10-15 young men, with
auto rifles, shotguns, matchets, etc. They let the driver go, took the
rest of us into the bush blindfolded. Every night they move us to a
different "barrack". We're always been moved; blindfolded, hands tied,
legs tied too.The first night wasn't really a hassle for me as they
shared my properties; wears, phones, cash, collected our ATM pins for
the money in the accounts.We were always blindfolded except at
nights.The next day, they advised us to quickly raise money and pay them
if not, they were going to sell off our private parts and skulls to
ritualists. They contacted this Alhaji (I don't know if it was to scare
us, but I heard the man, he had the Fulani accent) but he said he can't
come there on a Sunday.We were made to contact our families on Monday so
they can pay our ransoms; N1million. According to them, the Alhaji will
come that Monday night, so they gave us till 4pm that Monday to pay, or
be sold off in pieces to Alhaji. I contactes my younger brother, asked
him to call Dickson and sha give him the update, he laughed on hearing
the amount, his hysterical laugh irked them so deeply they took off the
steam by landing more blows on me. Where man pikin keep 2milly?I
percieved the smell of dope, I begged to take a hit, whoever it was
obliged, from there we started talking, we'd gist briefly, hit blunt
together, he'll even give me water. At other times, I dey collect
beating.That Monday night, they were already having issues among
themselves. They complained that their Oga didn't bring the Alhaji,
neither is he in the bush with them, that they left them in the bush
while the rest have gone to town to flex. I silently prayed. Tuesday
morning, 18th December 2018, the band on my wrist was loose, I called on
one of them to come tighten it because if they notice by themselves, na
beating go follow as they assume that you trying to escape, but he said
he'll be back. That meant he's going somewhere. After a while, we
couldn't hear their chatter, it happened that the ones manning us took a
stroll.How three people watching us decided to leave us without anyone
watching was something only God could do. At first, I thought it was a
trap.It wasn't difficult untying myself as mine was loose already. I
untied the rest of us, Na so we cut out oo. We spent about 25-30mins in
the bush trying to find our way out, following the direction from where
the sound of speeding vehicles came, till we got to the express road.
Vice-President
Yemi Osinbajo has advised the Yoruba race to support President Buhari's
2019 re-election because that is the only way they stand a chance of
securing an oportunity to grab the 2023 presidency.Osinbajo said this
when he visited the palace of Lamidi Adeyemi III, the Alaafin of Oyo, on
Saturday December 22nd.''The 2019 general elections is our own. We are
not looking at the 2019 but 2023. If we get it in 2019, Yoruba will get
it in 2023. Because if we don’t get it in 2019, we may not get it in
2023 and it may take a very long time to get it. We need to look at
tomorrow and not because of today. What we are doing now is for tomorrow
and not for today'' he said
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Billionaire
businessman and record label owner, E-Money, last night presented
comedian Funnybone a Mercedes Benz as a Christmas gift. This happened at
the music executive's Christmas party. Watch a video of an elated
Funnybone after he received the car below View this post on
Instagram Emoney gifts comedian Funnybone a Mercedes Benz as a
Christmas gift
A
video has surfaced online showing the moment the Indonesian Tsunami,
which happened last night December 22nd, swept through a stage where a
band, The Seventeens, were playing at their concert. The Tsunami has so
far calimed 160 lives. Watch the video below So this was when this band
called Seventeen had their concert but suddenly tsunami attacked them
#PrayForAnyer #Krakatau pic.twitter.com/GC70uqgyoj— sasa
(@bytsonyeondan) December 23, 2018
A
Nigerian lady on Twitter has just shared her frustration with churches
and religion after her aunt was fired a few days to christmas. According
to her, 'how can you sack your best staff (headmistress) because your
church members are not comfortable with her. How? A qualified teacher,
with remarkable years of teaching experience. Who parents and students
appreciate her effort for setting high educational standards. Their
excuse, “she’s an Ap____c and we’re D____r L__e members, so she isn’t
one of us” Is it not the Jesus Christ y’all call upon?'. Follow her
thread below....Religion!!!!!Is the reason why we are where we are!!!A
particular religion with different sects.Too much hypocrisy!!Too many
religious people who’re nothing close to being Godly.I’m done.— Your
ancestor (@morewunmie) December 22, 2018Religion religion religion.What
happened to love we all precah about in our various religion. The way
this our world poverty capital people carry religion on their head like
“Olajumoke’s bread”.— Your ancestor (@morewunmie) December 22, 2018Even
the foreigners who brought the religion are in awe of our
stupidity.How can you allow your church members interfere in your
personal business ??Are you high?— Your ancestor (@morewunmie) December
22, 2018I’m still trying to understand why we have different sect in a
religion yet we claim to serve the same God??One sect see themselves as
Deputy Jesus, meanwhile looking at the other sect like Devil’s Advocate
.I’m just tired of y’all.— Your ancestor (@morewunmie) December 22,
2018How can you sack your best staff (headmistress) because your church
members are not comfortable with her. How!!!!!!!!??A qualified teacher,
with remarkable years of teaching experience. Who parents and students
appreciate her effort for setting high educational standards!— Your
ancestor (@morewunmie) December 22, 2018Their excuse, “she’s an Ap____c
and we’re D____r L__e members, so she isn’t one of us”Is it not the
Jesus Christ y’all call upon??— Your ancestor (@morewunmie) December 22,
2018Pls I’m confused!!! Very confused!!The A_____C person was the one
who revived your almost dying business and you sacked her few days to
Christmas .Oh whao, just whao!!!. Is it not the same
Christianity???— Your ancestor (@morewunmie) December 22, 2018SU!! SU!!
SU!!! yen yen yen.But you don’t have the fear of God.Who are you to
judge a person, cos she wears earrings, deodorant and makeup.You preach
love yet you can’t accept people for who they are .— Your ancestor
(@morewunmie) December 22, 2018I hope you’d be sitting close to God on
the last day awon Chief George ati GeorginaAssistant Jesus.Thanks for
coming to my Tedtalk, have a lovely weekend ahead.Don’t forget to watch
and pray.— Your ancestor (@morewunmie) December 22, 2018I’m sooooo
pained, because the victim is my aunt.— Your ancestor (@morewunmie)
December 22, 2018
Popular
comedian, I Go Save, just welcomed a beautiful baby girl with his
partner, Becky. The couple welcomed their first daughter, Aliana, on
January 30th 2014 and welcomed another daughter on Thursday January
19th. Sharing news of his third daughter, I Go Save wrote, 'Christmas
gift came early for me. Its a baby girl for me and my girls. Thank You
Jesus, the children dey fine and life na brain brain'.
A
serving youth corps member in Borno State has called the attention of
the NYSC to a transaction error they made after he was credited N198,800
instead of his normal N19,800 allawee.
Ahead of the festive season, Ciara has shared a lovely Christmas card
with her NFL star husband Russell Wilson. In one of the photos she
posted to her Instagram account, the singer is pictured with her husband
while holding a placard with the words 'All I Want For Christmas Is
You' written on it.See more photos below.
The Pop Queen and mother of three shared these stunning photos of herself with her hot legs on display. See full photos below.
