Teenage seminarians abducted from their school in Edo State two months ago have appeared in a viral video begging their parents and well wishers to come up with the ransom being demanded by their abductors.Â
When a Canadian federal court recently declared Nigeria’s two largest political parties, the ruling All Progressives Congress ,APC, and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party ,PDP, as terrorist organizations under Canadian law, it wasn’t just an immigration decision. It was a political earthquake with consequences that could reverberate far beyond Canada’s borders.
As Nigeria grapples with the challenge of out-of-school children—estimated to be among the highest globally—recent interventions led by the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) and the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) offer renewed hope. At the center of this momentum is Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State, whose leadership as NGF Chairman is setting a new national tone on foundational education.
As Nigeria grapples with the challenge of out-of-school children—estimated to be among the highest globally—recent interventions led by the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC)...
Can we truly reconcile the claim of wisdom in the speech with both the economic hardship and rising surge of insecurity that we are seriously facing today as a country?