{"id":68826,"date":"2025-06-23T15:11:25","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T15:11:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=68826"},"modified":"2025-06-23T15:11:25","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T15:11:25","slug":"professor-turns-farmer-to-inspire-youth-entrepreneurs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2025\/06\/23\/professor-turns-farmer-to-inspire-youth-entrepreneurs\/","title":{"rendered":"Professor Turns Farmer to Inspire Youth Entrepreneurs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Huldah Shado<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Professor Nasir Hassan Wagini, a seasoned biology lecturer at Umaru Musa Yar\u2019adua University in Katsina, is defying stereotypes by actively running a vegetable business alongside his academic career.<\/p>\n<p>Despite his status as a professor of plant resources, Wagini has chosen to remain grounded in small-scale farming and produce sales, using his life as a model to inspire young Nigerians to embrace entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview on Monday, he said he was born into a farming family and began trading produce early in life.<\/p>\n<p>His continued involvement in the business is rooted in his belief in self-reliance and practical skill development.<\/p>\n<p>He encouraged young people to pursue small ventures rather than wait endlessly for government or office jobs, urging them to combine formal education with hands-on experience to enhance their employability and success.<\/p>\n<p>Known for his humility and warmth, Wagini has earned the respect of his fellow traders in Batsari market.<\/p>\n<p>A fellow vendor, Uzairu, described him as a kind and respectful man who relates well with everyone, regardless of background.<\/p>\n<p>Wagini\u2019s example challenges traditional notions of success, demonstrating that true leadership includes showing others the dignity in work and the power of self-sufficiency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Huldah Shado Professor Nasir Hassan Wagini, a seasoned biology lecturer at Umaru Musa Yar\u2019adua University in Katsina, is defying stereotypes by actively running a vegetable business alongside his academic career. Despite his status as a professor of plant resources, Wagini has chosen to remain grounded in small-scale farming and produce sales, using his life [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":68827,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[172],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-68826","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68826","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68826"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68826\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":68828,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68826\/revisions\/68828"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/68827"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68826"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68826"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68826"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}