FG vows continued support for young entrepreneurs

The Federal Government has reiterated its resolve to continue to support and encourage young entrepreneurs in the country to actualise their various business visions.

Vice President Namadi Sambo disclosed this while receiving the victorious students at the recently concluded Students for the Advancement of Global Entrepreneurship (SAGE) World Cup, held in San Francisco, California, USA in July this year.

He said the transformation agenda of the government has the economic empowerment of youths as an integral part of its expected outcomes and that government will continue to support genuine efforts by budding entrepreneurs towards their dream of achieving their business visions.

While expressing excitement at the victory by the Junior Secondary School, Jikwoyi and Government Secondary School, Jibi, all in the Federal Capital Territory; Abuja, Mr Sambo said “the victory has come at a time when all hands must be on deck to promote entrepreneurship, small and medium enterprises for job creation and wealth creation in our country.

He congratulated the students, teachers and officials of the MDAs that supported the schools that represented the country at the global entrepreneurship competition and emerged victorious in the Socially Response Business (SRB) and the Social Enterprise Business (ESB) categories respectively. He added that their victory over other promising young entrepreneurs at the world event was well deserved considering the dexterity and articulate presentations of their unique business models at the competition.

He said he was informed that this is the fifth time youth entrepreneurship teams from Nigerian secondary schools will triumph at this global business fiesta since it was founded ten years ago by American professor, Curtis De Berg of the California State University, California.

The vice president also said he was informed that based on this victory, Nigeria was awarded the right to host the 2013 edition of the competition, noting that this will accord the country a great opportunity to raise entrepreneurial awareness amongst the youth.