Governor Soludo Encourages Entrepreneurship in Students with Ground-breaking Skills

Anambra Innovation Week

Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo, is promoting talents and innovation among students of secondary and tertiary institutions through the state’s innovation programmes which involve training in various technological skills, as well as intensive research, for entrepreneurship and economic development of the state.

This was evident in this year’s inaugural Anambra Innovation Week which showcased the different talents of students of secondary and tertiary students, with inventions and solutions that help tackle societal issues and was applauded by Governor Soludo and the state’s innovation team.

Rewarding the best talents in creativity, innovation, and research with various cash prizes at the grand ceremony of the Anambra Innovation Week which culminated on Thursday, 29th November 2024, Soludo affirmed that his administration will turn Anambra into a destination centre where small-scale and medium enterprises will thrive with the diverse talents in technology knowhow.

In the area of education, Soludo affirmed “the state will continue to provide qualitative education for every child in Anambra, to enable them to succeed.”

He said twenty-two (22) secondary schools will be transformed into smart schools (with many more to follow in the new year), setting a standard for what an ideal school should be, through the Anambra State Universal Basic Education Board (ASUBEB) programme.

The state has extended its free education policy up to Senior Secondary School Year 3 (SS3) and recruited an additional 3,115 teachers, increasing the number to 8,115. It has equipped 60 secondary school laboratories with the required Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) equipment. It has also increased the operational budgets for primary and secondary schools to ensure they can deliver the quality education promised, among other initiatives.