The Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK), has reaffirmed its commitment to producing young entrepreneurs and promoting academic excellence through research and other intellectual engagements.
The Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof. Sa’adatu Liman, made the commitment during the university’s 4th Faculty of Administration Staff Seminar Series held at the university on Wednesday.
News men reports that the seminar was entitled: “Re-imagining Entrepreneurship Beyond Business Creation: A Philosophical, Speculative and Critical Framework for Innovation, Social Value and Human Development.”
The seminar paper was delivered by Prof. Abdulsalam Jibrin, a professor of Entrepreneurship Studies in the university.
The seminar brought together academic and non-academic staff and students from various departments to explore new perspectives on entrepreneurship and its relevance to innovation, social value, and national development.
Liman commended the faculty for organising the event, and promised that NSUK would continue to provide platforms to encourage intellectual curiosity and meaningful dialogue.
“The university remains fully committed to training graduates with entrepreneurship skills who are competent, self-sufficient, and capable of contributing to Nigeria’s economic development,” she said.
In his presentation, Jibrin challenged the narrow view of entrepreneurship as only business creation.
He said entrepreneurship should be seen as a catalyst for innovation, critical thinking, social transformation, and human capital development.
To support his proposition, Jibrin unveiled his “Re-imagined Entrepreneurship Framework (REF)” — an integrative model that positions entrepreneurship beyond business creation toward responsible innovation and sustainable development.
He explained that entrepreneurship needed rethinking due to economic reductionism, weak ethical foundations, and the need for a multidimensional approach.
He urged participants to embrace ethical leadership and creative problem-solving, and called on young Nigerians not to be afraid to take risks.
“The entrepreneur is viewed as an innovator, risk-bearer, opportunity discoverer, and resource mobiliser,” he said.
He said that entrepreneurship was inevitable in today’s complex world as a force for sustainable transformation.
News men reports that the seminar concluded with calls for greater collaboration among the academia, industry and public sector to engender entrepreneurial thinking across disciplines.