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Why FG must turn to entrepreneurs for economy transformation
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By Cynthia Alo
President, Institute of Entrepreneurial Excellence Innovation and Sustainability (IEEIS), Ngozi Ogoke has said it is high time the Government, youth and every Nigerian began to think and act like an entrepreneur in order to proffer solution to the country problems.
She maintained that it was the entrepreneurial mindset that brought about the production of vaccines from the developed world to combat Covid-19.
Ogoke who made this submission during a Webinar titled ‘The Entrepreneurial Mindset: Transforming Nigerian Economic Ecosystem’ said that entrepreneurs are not only critical thinkers but are the engines that drive an innovative and dynamic economy and as such, cultivating entrepreneurial activity can help turn around the long-term downward trends in new business creation.
This, according to them, was necessary considering the abundant opportunities available in the country.
Speaking at a virtual meeting held recently, the President, Institute of Entrepreneurial Excellence Innovation and Sustainability (IEEIS), Mrs. Ngozi Ogoke, said the nation must integrate entrepreneurship into its curriculum in order to equip the young generation with necessary skills to face the 21st century.
She said: “Nigerian entrepreneurs need to develop the mindset that will enable them thrive in the midst of adversity.
“They need to learn how to develop entrepreneurial mindset, identify opportunities and set a goal.
“The Entrepreneurial Learning Initiative (ELI) program offered by IEEIS will enable them to achieve that. The institute in collaboration with our American partners is offering entrepreneurs the necessary skills and knowledge to succeed.