Ozioma Ubabukoh
Twenty-five undergraduates from various tertiary institutions in Nigeria have qualified for the grand finale of the 2018 Global Student Entrepreneur Awards, which will hold tomorrow (Tuesday) at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, Abeokuta, Ogun State.
The top three entries are from Olarewaju Fadodun of the Department of Microbiology, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife; Aliyu Bello Aliyu of the Department of Pharmacy, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria; and Emmanuel Tishion of the Department of Business Administration, National Open University of Nigeria.
The Entrepreneurship Organisation, organisers of the awards, said in a statement on Sunday that the business ideas and products of Fadodun, Aliyu and Tishion would be showcased at the event.
“These undergraduates have made in-roads in the world of agro-allied ventures, manufacturing, services, construction, real estate, software design and Information Technology, arts and crafts, etc.,” the firm added.
According to it, the objective behind the project is to tame unemployment and bolster the capacity of Nigerian university graduates to become net employers of labour.
“The event, which is a premier global competition for undergraduates and graduate students, who own and operate businesses, will see these budding entrepreneurs compete against their peers around the world for the chance to win capital from sponsor organisations.”
The Chairman, GSEA of the Lagos chapter of the Entrepreneurs’ Organisation Nigeria, Mr. Ayodele Aderinwale, said that the competition, which started last year, had uncovered many potential employers of labour.
“Many of them are doing businesses worth hundreds of millions in naira,” he added.
The EO is the world’s only peer-to-peer global network exclusively for entrepreneurs. Founded in 1987, the EO enables business owners to learn from each other, leading to greater business success and an enriched personal life.
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