From Charity Nwakaudu, Abuja
Today’s Leaders International (TLI) has stated that with the increasing rate of unemployment, hardship in the country, vocational skill acquisition and entrepreneurship is the only way out for Nigerian economy.
The founder Love Oladele while speaking at the soft launch of TLI online business school stressed that it is high time Nigerians learned how to manage work and other sources of livelihood at same time.
Oladele explained that the academy is aimed at acquiring education, vocational skills for wealth creation and management.
She said: “We are out to raise at least one seasoned entrepreneur in every household across the continent. To turn our members into seasoned entrepreneurs and business leaders with sustainable wealth .
“We create wealth through education which is the most powerful instrument in life. On line business which is founded on education, after being educated, you involve in skills and businesses and it is very affordable,N10,000 for the registration for our program, from which you progress to other levels. If you don’t have money, you can direct people to us in place of money.
“I have been in this business for over ten (10) years and have trained about 10,000 entrepreneurs. The institute is divided in to different categories namely kids from 4 to 12, students from 13 to 25 and 26 years above.
Oladele further added that the institution is planning to visit schools to educate the students on the need to be independent before leaving school. “We teach our kids entrepreneur how to make money and still continue with their education, against the fear of most parents that once their are exposed to business they won’t continue with their education.”
A student entrepreneur, Salami Chinedu said it really sounds good to be an entrepreneur and also a student because it saves them the stress of totally depending on others. “We students entrepreneur don’t go broke in school because we make our own money and with the level of unemployment in the country today one don’t need to wait for white collar jobs.”