A Bayero University Don, Prof Adetokunbo Adebola has urged youths to only go for courses that will make them self-reliant after graduation to avoid being jobless.
Prof Adebola who was a guest speaker at the 2024 Odide Day Cultural ceremony organized by the Ilajo Royal family of Kabba, gave the advice during a banquet in Kogi State.
The University Don, who is also a retired Wing Commander stressed that most of the courses youths rush for at the tertiary institutions are obsolete and not marketable.
He urged them to embrace modern technology via digital education, adding that the advent of Artificial intelligence is a serious threat to some courses and jobs.
Prof Adebola spoke on the topicβ Love and unity as ingredients for community development, stressing the need for the youths to think out -of- the box and be productive.
He warned against greed, materialism and criminal acts that may jeopardize futures, saying whatever youths invest their energies doing now is what they will eventually reap in their old age.
