{
  "id": 18900893,
  "title": "Varsities should produce job creators, not job seekers – Airline CEO",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/varsities-should-produce-job-creators-not-job-seekers-airline-ceo-18900893",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-08T09:08:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/varsities-should-produce-job-creators-not-job-seekers-airline-ceo/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "United Nigeria Airlines Chairman, Prof Obiora Okonkwo, has urged Nigerian universities to prioritize entrepreneurship and practical skills development, challenging them to produce job creators rather than job seekers. Speaking at Veritas University’s 15th convocation ceremony in Abuja, Okonkwo advocated for the integration of entrepreneurship education into all academic departments, emphasizing that the country's higher education system must move beyond awarding certificates to equipping students with the knowledge, skills, and mindset required to become self-reliant and contribute meaningfully to national development. He stressed that entrepreneurship should not be treated as a peripheral discipline but as a core subject for every university student, irrespective of their course of study.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}