The Chairman of Stanel Group, Dr Stanley Uzochukwu, has said entrepreneurship is one of the significant bedrocks for the growth of any nation.
He said this while delivering a Convocation Lecture at Anchor University, Lagos.
The General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Dr William Folorunso Kumuyi, had invited the Nigerian entrepreneurship speaker and mentor to deliver a Convocation Lecture.
He lectured the graduates on “Building a Culture for Entrepreneurship as the Panacea for Youth Unemployment in Nigeria.”
In his lecture, Uzochukwu said, “When new businesses are created, it stimulates the economy and more people are employed.
“I have always told Nigerian Youths that there is nothing like massive unemployment in Nigeria; the rarely asked but vital question is, ‘are you employable?’
“What skills do you have to offer if an organisation invites you now to proffer a solution to any challenge they are facing?
“The quest for quick fame and money has hindered our youths from getting it right but then I want you all to look inward and harness the entrepreneurial skills in you because God is about to make you employers of labour. Embrace diligence, not lousiness.”
While responding to questions from the audience during the lecture, he insisted that: “Nigeria is a great nation full of business opportunities for hardworking and risk-taking investors.
“Nigeria is one of the largest economies in the world where entrepreneurs can easily be successful. There is nowhere in the world that anyone can be successful without taking steps and diligence in a line of skill or business.”
