Wife of the Bauchi State Governor Hajiya Aisha Lami Bala Mohammed has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the University of Maiduguri and Kaduna Polytecnic on Entrepreneurship education.
With the signing of the MoU, Almuhibba Institute, founded by the Bauchi First Lady, is now affiliated with the two institutions for the award of diploma, and postgraduate education.
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Mrs Aisha said “Education is the first priority for every human being. That’s how it’s all over the world and even in the Qur’an. Everybody who wants to be wealthy, become a leader, you must become educated.”
She said the institute was affiliated with the two famous institutions In a bid to foster the continuous development of entrepreneurship education amongst its students and to equip them with skills and competencies to become future entrepreneurs.
According to her, the institution is geared towards building startups with creative and innovative ideas to leverage on ICT in Africa’s emerging market.
Aisha said her Institute was partnering with the university for the development and promotion of entrepreneurship and internship among the students to be exposed for practical skills acquisition methodologies.
“We recognized the intent of the university, and the Kaduna Polytechnic which are fully entrenched in entrepreneurship development, therefore, we felt the need to associate with them and add value in creating future entrepreneurs.”
In their separate remarks, the Vice-Chancellor University of Maidugurr, represented by Dr Sheriff Umar and the Rector of Kaduna Polytechnic, represented by Dr Nasiru Bello, head of Kaduna Polytechnic Consultancy Services Dr expressed appreciation on the official MoU signing ceremony and encouraged institute to ensure that the MoU remains active.
“For us, teaching entrepreneurship has been one of the core components in all of our curriculum because we want to train students to make a difference in their life skill through knowledge, skills and value-based education.”
They pledged to monitor the activities of the institute closely to ensure that they are doing the right thing
They also expressed satisfaction with the quality of teachers and learning and instructional materials that Almuhibba Institute has which they described as excellent.
The occasion was witnessed by representatives from all the tertiary institutions in Bauchi State.
