As a mother to many young people across the North, one wishes to hold out hope for a better tomorrow for them. One strives with all one has for that. But when one thinks of the giants who have passed who sincerely had this country's best interests at heart, & those who are left..
...it is hard to hold back the tears. There is so much to reform that the task can often be overwhelming. Here and there, there are windows of goodness and light, but without contacts to help a person get a leg up, it can be very tough...
...One thing I can say though is that with the unfathomable high unemployment levels and state of degradation of our institutions, extreme nationalism/ so-called patriotism is not the answer. Talking down to one's fellow citizens who are suffering is not a panacea nor being...
...high and mighty about our liaisons with other countries. Globalization may well provide some solutions to the challenges faced by Nigerian youth. The global tech space as well as trade relations with partners around the world offer opportunities hitherto closed to our youth...
...Our military as well as education advocates rely on data sharing and creative collaboration. Exposure to the ways things work in other places and how others have overcome their own challenges helps to build critical thinking, open mindedness and inspiration to push on...
...Indeed, while I do not promote blind worship of foreigners or an inferiority complex, I strongly encourage wide travel and interaction with people outside one's national, ethnic, cultural and religious groups, as well as people outside one's primary field of practice.
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