RSU To Commence Entrepreneurship School

The authorities of the Rivers State University (RSU) have disclosed plans to unveil a full Department of Entrepreneurship Studies , the Vice Chancellor has said.
The Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof NlerumOkogbule made the plans public while playing host to the State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) led by it is Chairman, Comrade Stanley Job Stanley during this year’s World Press Freedom Day Celebration.
Prof. Okogbule said already the plans are in advanced stages, as the lnstitution is now putting emphasis on business skills as a way of empowering its graduates.
The vice chancellor observed that entrepreneurship remainS a sure path to transform society,” the purpose is to empower our graduates and make them self reliant…and we recognise the importance of our graduates to having employable skills.”
Acknowledging the importance of the media in advancing society, the Rivers State University vice chancellor opined that no society grows without information, hence, the institution accords recognition to the media.
He reiterated the position of the university to partner with the NUJ in areas of training, and human resource development.
Already he noted that the former Mass Communication Department formerly with the Faculty of  Management Sciences has now been unbundled and made a full Faculty of Media Studies with departments in various aspects of Mass Communication.
Earlier, Chairman of the State NUJ, Comrade Stanley Job Stanley lauded the university for its commitment to human capital development and research.
He said the NUJ has always been a friend and partner of the university, leading to the pioneering and founding of the Department of Mass Communication in the Institution.

The State NUJ Chairman while urging the university to maintain its high standard emphasized the need to focus on producing manpower that are self reliant and contribute to society.

Comrade Stanley said lack of skills has made many graduates to go into crime and as such the need to refocus on self reliance education.

By: Kevin Nengia