VC urges students to acquire skills

The Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Abdul-Ganiyu Ambali, has asked graduates to obtain skills and attributes required to be successful entrepreneurs.  The VC, who said this during the 31st convocation ceremony of the university, urged the graduates to engage in positive productive activities that will help them generate income. In his speech titled […]

The Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Abdul-Ganiyu Ambali, has asked graduates to obtain skills and attributes required to be successful entrepreneurs.  The VC, who said this during the 31st convocation ceremony of the university, urged the graduates to engage in positive productive activities that will help them generate income.
In his speech titled ‘extra-ordinary effort,’ the VC said there were millions of graduates on the job hunt across the country, adding that acquiring degrees alone isn’t sufficient to thrive in other careers.
He said competition for jobs will continue to surge as the number of graduates increases daily.
He said, “If you think your certificate is all that you need to succeed in life, you are living in the 20th Century; you need skills, you need innovation, you need an extra-ordinary mindset in this 21th Century. If you put in an extra-ordinary effort, you become an extra-ordinary graduate who achieves extra-ordinary results. If you invest just an ordinary effort, you are just an ordinary person.”
Shehu wrote from UNILORIN