President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sounded the alarm over the growing number of university graduates entering Nigeria’s labour market without sufficient employment opportunities.
Speaking (via a representative) at the 36th convocation of the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), he urged universities to overhaul their curricula to prioritise employability, entrepreneurship, and job creation.
Tinubu emphasized that the government cannot absorb all graduates and called for stronger university-industry partnerships, more research funding, and a policy focus on science, technology, and innovation.
He also encouraged young graduates to tap into the agricultural value chain as a “goldmine” for jobs. To support this vision, he highlighted reforms such as increased funding from TETFund, the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFund), and the Tertiary Institutions Staff Support Fund (TISSF).