As, we all know, Nigeria of today has a lot of challenges,
ranging from bad leadership, inadequate power supply, unemployment, ethnic and
religious chaos, among others. With all these issues stated above, having the
root cause as CORRUPTION.
Being a country rich in human resources, having a population
of over 167 million people, with over 60% of them being youths ready to explore
what life has for them and with predictions of hitting over 200 million by the
year 2020, one begins to wonder how we intend to cope and survive with the
present rate of unemployment which would only worsen due to the recent embrace
of electronic business operation by business owners.
The emergence of E-Business in a country like Nigeria to me
is a two edged sword, by this I mean it can be seen as a blessing and also a
curse, with my reasons explained below. We all know the advantage of
E-Business, ranging from quicker, convenient service output to reduced
manpower, listing only a few.
We should also note that it also means a lot of youths of
our present day Nigeria would become jobless, as schools in our country prepare
students only for the job market (which to me isn’t adequate enough even for
that) and not ones to create jobs or become entrepreneurs.
I sincerely think we have to reconsider our approach to
tackling issue and making policies in basic sectors, from education to
electricity, transportation and other necessary aspects which have become a
major challenge in this country, with my major focus for today’s write-up being
EDUCATION.
A lot of young Nigerians today are not motivated to study
anymore because of the known fact that education is not a sure ticket in this
country that you would be able to cater for yourself. They just want to become
musicians or footballers, which is not a bad idea, but for the ones not skilled
enough for any of those options listed above considering internet fraud
popularly known as “YAHOO YAHOO”
I sincerely think the educational curriculum needs to be
redesigned to develop ingenuity, youths of today needs to be challenged and
encouraged to dig deep into their area of strength , find out what makes them
different from the next person and then fine-tune this into a sellable and profitable
service. It does not have to be a stand-alone service, they need to be made to
understand the importance of team work, delegation and confidence to give
results that are superb.
There is no developed country in the world without
entrepreneurs, they create jobs, services and boost the economy, the government
cannot provide all. They just have to create the enabling environment and make
policies that would make this work.
I know the people at
the helm of affairs would not do this though, as the jobless youths are tools
for them to cause mayhem to champion their selfish and greedy cause, but all
the same, I have made my point.
The earlier we do this, the better, before the frustrated
and angry youth revolt and become another cause of challenge to the little
ounce of peace we have in this country and the world at large.
If this is done, E-Business would then thrive for the
positive cause it was created to achieve and would even be embraced on a wider
scale, so as to be able to compete effectively in today’s global market.
I AM A POSITIVE NIGERIAN YOUTH, GOD BLESS THE FEDERAL
REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.
Fakeye,
Olaniyi Olatunde
President,
Neff Business concept
