{"id":2229,"date":"2026-04-02T08:43:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T08:43:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neptuneprime.com.ng\/old\/?p=2229"},"modified":"2026-04-02T09:18:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T09:18:10","slug":"vc-emphasises-entrepreneurship-practical-training-as-ysu-matriculates-2240-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neptuneprime.com.ng\/old\/2026\/04\/02\/vc-emphasises-entrepreneurship-practical-training-as-ysu-matriculates-2240-students\/","title":{"rendered":"VC emphasises entrepreneurship, practical training as YSU matriculates 2,240 students"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Story by <strong>Abubakar Ahmad GIMBA (Student at Yobe State university, Damaturu)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yobe State University, Damaturu, has matriculated 2,240 students at its 18th Matriculation Ceremony for the 2025\/2026 academic session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Mohammed Bashir Yahaya, emphasised the institution&#8217;s focus on strengthening entrepreneurship and practical training to equip graduates for self-employment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Registrar, Dr Isah Audu Dallari, described the ceremony as the beginning of the students&#8217; academic journey, urging them to make the most of their time at YSU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Dean of Student Affairs, Prof. Sani Isah, encouraged the freshmen to balance academic pursuits with co-curricular activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A breakdown of the matriculated students shows:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>College of Medical Science: 465<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Agriculture: 53<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Arts: 74<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Education: 121<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Law: 67<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sciences: 935<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Social and Management Science: 525<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>YSU REUTERS joins the university community in congratulating the new students and wishing them a successful academic journey ahead.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"2232\" src=\"https:\/\/neptuneprime.com.ng\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1000591807-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neptuneprime.com.ng\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1000591807-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/neptuneprime.com.ng\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1000591807-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/neptuneprime.com.ng\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1000591807-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/neptuneprime.com.ng\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1000591807-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/neptuneprime.com.ng\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1000591807-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n    <div class=\"xs_social_share_widget xs_share_url after_content \t\tmain_content  wslu-style-1 wslu-share-box-shaped wslu-fill-colored wslu-none wslu-share-horizontal wslu-theme-font-no wslu-main_content\">\n\n\t\t\n        <ul>\n\t\t\t        <\/ul>\n    <\/div> \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Story by Abubakar Ahmad GIMBA (Student at Yobe State university, Damaturu) Yobe State University, Damaturu, has matriculated 2,240 students at its 18th Matriculation Ceremony for the 2025\/2026 academic session. The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Mohammed Bashir Yahaya, emphasised the institution&#8217;s focus on strengthening entrepreneurship and practical training to equip graduates for self-employment. 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