A.A. Zaura Foundation Graduates 95 Kano Youths on Digital Entrepreneurship
From Ahmad Muhammad.
The A A Zaura Foundation International has concluded its Digital Entrepreneurship Youth Programme, graduating 95 students on Saturday in Kano.
In his speech at the ceremony, the Chairman of the foundation Alhaji Abdussalam Abdulkarim Zaura, described the ceremony as unique blend of digital entrepreneurship, agricultural value chain driving innovation and economic progress for the entire state and the country at large.
He said the program marked the dawn of a new era for Kano’s youth, where they seize the initiative to create their own opportunities in griculture, once viewed as mere subsistence, now emerged as a technologically driven force for growth and development.
“I stand before you as we celebrate the successful graduation of 95 extraordinary young men and women from Kano who have completed the Digital Entrepreneurship for Nigerian Youth Programme, with a special focus on Digital Enterprenueshiip and Agricultural Value Chain Production.”
” You are the heartbeat of a changing Nigeria, particularly Kano State. You came into this programme with curiosity and perhaps uncertainty, but you are leaving now with competence, confidence, skills and a clear direction.”
” You have been trained not only to grow food but to grow ideas, use digital tools to scale productivity, and the apply entrepreneurial thinking to solve real-world challenges” he said
Zaura added “you are armed with the knowledge imparted through our partnership with the University of Sunderland and the London Academy Business School, you now possess what few in Kano State have, a global-standard Diploma in Digital Entrepreneurship”
The Chairman urged the graduands to harness the power of digital technology to transform the marketplace and ecosystem, prioritizing sustainability and the well-being of the people. By doing so, he said, they would become catalysts for positive change in the state.
