Former Osun State governor, Mr Rauf Aregbesola , on Monday told graduating students of Fountain University , Osogbo , not to look for jobs after graduation , except teaching .
Aregbesola , who spoke at the 8 th convocation of the university, where he was honoured with a doctorate in science , said the gradaunds should think of being self - employed and employ five other people.
He decried the inability of the nation’ s education system to solve some of the basic challenges facing the country, adding that Nigeria ’ s knowledge base was low and it had led to low productivity among the graduates .
Aregbesola said , “ To me education is the means through which a good society can be guaranteed. The objectives of education include character formation, social responsibility , value orientation and financial independence . As a result , the university as the pinnacle of education , must set goals for itself and the society .
“ Our knowledge base as a country is low , judging by the low knowledge productivity of Nigeria . Skills and competence to build a good society are still missing . I want to urge you gradaunds to go out and demonstrate what you have acquired during your school days, struggle to create and be of good character because character is key . Don ’ t bother to look for jobs. Make effort to be self - employed and employ five others. ”
Also , the Vice- Chancellor of the university, Prof . Amidu Sanni , said the institution ’ s management had reviewed the curricula that had been in operation in the past 10 years without undermining the approved Nigeria Universities Commission ’ s Basic Minimum Academic Standard.
He added that the university’ s Senate had approved 38 new programmes for NUC ’ s consideration .
According to Sannni , the programmes include Islamic and Common Law , Metrology, Electronics with Computer Science , Engineering Physics , Nursing, Public Health and Environmental Health Sciences , among others.
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