At Nexford’s 4th Graduation Ceremony, Ezekwesili Urges Graduates To Impact Country Positively

Oby Ezekwesili, former minister of education, has urged the graduates of Nexford University to engage in services that impact their workspaces and the country positively.

She spoke during the 4th graduation ceremony of Nexford University on Saturday.

“Service is the best of leadership. We hope that you see graduation as the opportunity for service to the work,” she said.

“The world of work you are in is different from our world of work. This whole world that you are in, you have to master it.”

Ezekwesili further noted that today’s world has an ageing population with an average age of 33, while Africa’s average age is 18.9 years.

“So, that means that it is Africa that will empower the workforce of the world in a matter of decades from now.

“As a matter of fact, by 2050, almost 85 per cent of the increasing global workforce will be through the African young people.

“That, therefore, means that the education of the kind that Nexford offers to our people, cutting-edge global standard education, that’s at the frontier of the kind of technological revolution that we’re seeing, is the way to go.

“And the way to go cannot be in a way that is outside of the capabilities of the people, because the population data also shows that it’s a significantly poor population.

“Therefore, what we do at Nexford is well worthy to be acknowledged,” Ezekwesili said.

She noted that the university offers courses like artificial intelligence, cyber security, basic knowledge of blockchains, leadership and communication skills, among others.