Primary and secondary school teachers in Niger state have been advised to form students and pupils into entrepreneurship club that will stimulate them to value enduring wealth creating possibilities and became wealth creating warriors.
Director General Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria SMEDAN Mr Olawale Fasanya said this at the opening of a three day capacity building for entrepreneurship teachers under mind shift programme National School Entrepreneurship Programme held in Minna.
Represented by Deputy Director Partnership and Coordination Department Mr Levi Anyikwe the Director General said the measure is to stimulate and facilitate the culture of entrepreneurship and community service in primary and secondary schools across Nigeria and assist students in exhibiting creativity and innovation.
According to him the programme which is a continuous one that involved step down of training to other schools would helped to trigger a process until children imbibe the culture of and spirit of entrepreneurship think eat and train entrepreneurship as well as make it part and parcel of their lives their job does not stopped.
Mr Olawale Fasanya further explained that the Agency has carefully designed teachers manual to guide them on how to hand hold the students and pupils towards their entrepreneurship journey for maximum benefit.
He however thanked the Niger state government for it’s commitment and provision of enough space for the development of teachers and advancement of entrepreneurship education.
Declaring the workshop opened Niger state Governor Alh Abubakar Sani assured of his administration rediness to support this initiative as well as partner with SMEDAN to inculcate entrepreneurship culture on its pupils and students.
Represented by the Commissioner of Education Hajiya Hannatu Jibrin Salihu the Governor added that seventy teachers from public schools and thirty from private schools spread across Niger state are attending the capacity building that will inturn step down such training to both students and pupils.
Cov Aliyu Lawal, Minna
