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MSSN Akinyele Area Council Holds Career Counselling

The Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria, Akinyele Area Council held a career counseling program on Sunday, 11th of February 2024 at the First Bank building, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ibadan.

The sole purpose of the program was to educate and enlighten the undergraduates, extramural students, secondary school leavers, and secondary school students on the right career choices, and the potential and benefits embedded in them.

The program started at 10:00 am with the recitation from the Holy Qur’an by an extramural student which was followed by the opening speech from the Ameer of the Council, Ustadh Mustapha Tirmidhy.

The theme for the program was “The Symphony”. The lecture started with Engineer Tunde Hussein who spoke on Beyond the Books: Essential skill set for Career Excellence, where he stressed the importance of leadership as a must-have skill, that goes beyond the four corners of a book. He also preached on time management and emphasized its importance by bringing quotes from the Qur’an.

Another guest lecturer, Dr.Mutiu Abdul Salaam spoke on the benefits of seeking knowledge. He said for one to get to the top of a ladder, one needs the 7ps, which are: Proper preparation plus prayers to prevent poor performance. He said with them, success is guaranteed and we should have and keep faith in Allah.

Also present was the Founder of Ali Institute of Qur’an Memorization, Ustadh Ali Abdul Salaam, who spoke on the aspect of spirituality. He said whatever we do, we should put Islam as our priority and work towards becoming better Muslims. He also advised to keep good company as friends and maintain a good circle which can improve one’s worship of Allah.

Dr Saheed Ayoola Spoke on Networking, saying that Networking does not guarantee success but helps. He said Allah is sufficient for His slaves and they should ensure they work hard, together with praying so that everything can fall in the right place.

Over 400 attendees, including the Ameer of MSSNUI, Ibrahim Obakemi, Editor-in-chief of Adh-Dhikr Press, Mojeed Ajibola, and also students from different schools came for the program and it was indeed a huge one.

The program ended as the Naibul Ameer of Akinyele Area Council, Olaniyan Jubril gave a closing remark and expressed gratitude to the Speakers, alongside Snacks were shared for all attendees.