OUR GOALS
- Utilize the Skill Acquisition Program (SAP) and Student Training for Entrepreneurial Promotion (STEP) synergistically to transform our students from job seekers to job creators.
- Provide evidence-based training through the action-principles of STEP to educate students on starting and operating businesses.
- Equip our students with entrepreneurial knowledge and skills for national enterprise competitions.
- Promote entrepreneurial dialogue within the university community through seminars, workshops, conferences, and media platforms.
- Foster the diffusion of entrepreneurial ideas across faculties and departments within the university.
- Create an entrepreneurial-friendly environment that benefits both the university and the surrounding community (Town and Gown).
- Establish alliances and networks with relevant stakeholders, including industry, government, entrepreneurs, parents, alumni, and other directorates.
- Enhance our capacity to access national and global entrepreneurship intervention programs.
our Services
We Provide Various Directions
- Knowledge Sharing
- Creative Strategy
- Certified Trainers
- Innovative entrepreneurship
We are here to ensure learning
We create avenues for interaction, education, support and enhanced access to technology, markets, financial resources, partners and services essential to the creation of new enterprises.
We create strategies that yield results
DOE synergises with local industries and corporations in raising the productivity of the informal sector as well as improving the skills of business owners to make them more effective, active and efficient.
Accreditation within a given specialty
The directorate continually provides opportunities for our trainers to gain expertise in improving their social and economic conditions through research, training and engagement of key actors
Better Innovative entrepreneurship programmes
We support the development of nationally recognised programmes emphasising creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship, and prepare our members to succeed in today's entrepreneurial economy.
Our Team
Our Advisory Board
Christopher Uwakwe
Professor Emmanuel Adinna
Professor Nick Obodo
Rev. Prof. Dr. Christian Anieke
Participating in the 2024 STEP Program was an unforgettable experience that truly enriched my journey as a young entrepreneur. The program taught me crucial, practical lessons like correct bookkeeping and how to find extra capital through bootstrapping. Most importantly, I learned the importance of financial discipline, including how to pay myself a salary as an entrepreneur. Thank you, DoE, for this life-changing experience!
Favour Isioma Onuoha
“Our journey started in October 2022 during the Step Program. My group and I used our Step capital to start making popcorn—that’s how Kyak’s Treats was born! I used my share of the profit to continue solo, selling to students in the hostel.
Three years later, that small venture has grown into a CAC-registered business. The program taught me learning, consistency, and steady growth.
Now, I’m even a Step S Trainer, guiding others. The Step S Program doesn’t just teach; it truly builds entrepreneurs, and I’m proud to be one of them”
