UniAbuja VC: No CAC Certificate, No Graduation for Our Students

Patrick OdeyJuly 25, 2023

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The University of Abuja (UniAbuja) has made it compulsory for its students to start a company with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) before they can graduate. This is part of a new initiative by the university to promote entrepreneurship among its students.

The Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof. Abdul Rasheed Na’Allah, announced this on Monday in Abuja, said that the move is aimed at preparing students for the world of work and helping them to become self-employed.

According to Na’Allah, the initiative is part of his administration’s vision to transform the university in terms of infrastructure, learning and industry.

He said the university had partnered with the Abuja Chamber of Commerce to improve its curriculum and teach its students how to register and run their own businesses, instead of relying on government and private sector for employment.

Na’Allah said: “The industry is always on our campus to teach our students to contribute to our curriculum, they’re constantly working with us, and every time, we’re always seeing something new.

“One of the new things this time around is that more than 1000 students have registered their companies with CAC in this university, students having companies and some of them are graduating, some at 300 level with opportunities to even practise the companies they have registered.

“What we’re saying to our students is that we’re not giving you a certificate only to go and look for employment; we’re charging you to employ yourself and create wealth, charging them to change their mindset; many of them have registered their companies, go to CAC and see the record.

“Know that no student will graduate from the University of Abuja without having a company registered with CAC; It is now a law in this university; you cannot graduate from this university if you don’t have a company that you’ve registered. You must even practise this company because you must have registered the company a year or two before you graduate.”

The VC added that the university was also encouraging its students to be innovative and creative, as well as to participate in various competitions and programmes that would expose them to the real world. He cited some examples of students who had won awards and grants for their inventions and projects.

He said the university was committed to producing graduates who would be leaders and problem-solvers in the society. He urged the students to take advantage of the opportunities provided by the university and the CAC registration to pursue their dreams and aspirations.