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Northern states need to jointly make massive investments in the education if the region hopes to make progress in the sector, says Senator Shehu Sani. Sani, a senator representing Kaduna Central in the National Assembly, said this when he visited Kaduna National Library. According to him there is an "education emergency" that must be tackled, adding that the Northern region has remained educationally inferior compared to the South of the country.
"What is needed here is how the northern states can come together to tackle this issue of education emergency," Sani said. "Kaduna State and the North in general cannot make progress without heavy investment in education."The senator noted that the Boko Haram insurgency and political elites have destroyed the educational system in the North. "There is low level of enrolment in primary, secondary and post education levels.
"There is also general relative lack of interest in education in the North compared to the South."There is low level of investment by northern state governments and previous national government in areas of education in the North," Sani called for concerted action to change the perception that Northerners do not want education.
"Due to the insurgency bedeviling the North-eastern part of the country, the image of the North and northern people nationally and internationally is an image of people that are opposed or resistant to western education." He promised to support the Kaduna National Library in a bid to promote

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cramjones:
President Mohammadu Buhari seems to have made all appointments so for to his northern brothers with the exception of Femi Adesina. Well, that is what it seems like. Secondly, there is a Northen domination already in the House of Rep and Senate - Bukola Saraki (Fulani), Dogara (North), Ndume (North) etc. I can place my bet that the following ministries will be "given" to the North:

- Ministry of Petroleum
-Ministry of Mining and Steel
- Ministry of Finance
- Ministry of works
- Ministry of Power
- Cheif of Army Staff
-Chief of Defense Staff

I can state with 99% certainty that those ministries will be given to the North. Am I worried? Not at all. Though PMB may want to favor those that are loyal and those he can't trust, he can never ever compromise competence for region.

Finally, the most important thing we must note is that these people he is appointed are all Nigerians first before being Northerners. Let us all embrace competence and give PMB and the people he has appointed a chance!

-CramJones

Do you actually believe the bolder part? I don't want to call you naive but..... majority of Nigerian's loyalty is firstly with their tribe/religion then the country. The only exception are the SW people to an extent. Your post contradicts the bolder part anyways.

I feel sorry for him. They will probably murder him just like they did to that bangladeshi guy in birmingham.

sukkot:
whats your dad ? cuz you are what your dad is. so is your dad igbo ?

Rubbish, only applies to Nigeria. My dad is Yoruba

sukkot:
are you igbo or yoruba ?

Both.

muktar10:
Someone is appointed and the first thing you worry about where He/She is from. Then you accuse others of tribalism!

Listen, no one is stupidd here. As someone who has been to many countries, i can authoritatively tell you no citizens/tribe would allow a marginalization of their people. This is even more alarming when you consider that southerners are a lot more educated than the northerners. In addition they generate more than 80% of the country's gdp. The Scottish people has 59 parliamentary seat out of 650 seat yet, the English people are calling for a reduction in their seat allocation to reflect their population and their contribution to the country. There are countless example all over the world, so don't make it seem like people are stupidd for getting angry at this.

wingman:
THE ANSWER MY FRIEND IS BLOWING IN THE WIND. THE ANSWER IS BLOWING IN THE WIND.
Btw I was the 1st to like ur comment.

For the first time, I am happy to admit we are better off without being together. There is no unity or trust whatsoever. Thanks btw.

Themandator:
You have no point there. GEJ appointed a South south person whom he had confidence in. Buhari is a northerner and should appoint somebody he has confidence in, a northerner like himself

Which begs the question, why are we still together if we can't trust ourselves? It's becoming too forced.

Akon419:
As a core northerner, I gree with buhari. Southerners should wait for 38years when it will reach their turn

lol.

Yawn. The moment you see yourself as ugly is when you are defeated.

This declaration together with an explanation should be mandatory. We need to know their pre and post asset worth. Tinubu et-al are definitely right at the top.. smh.
I pity the average Nigerian futures.
If true then ~ $400 million is a lot for any politician in a country with a per capital of $3k(Even less for his region).

This is when you know a governor that is intelligent and exposed. I am really impressed by his potential. Improving transportation alone could increase lagos gdp by more than 25% within the next four years. More measures are obviously needed, but this is a great idea.

apolonius:
I have read the ignorant chants of ethnic champions here on this appointment. Too sad that most of our youths are unclear thinkers.

Is she an INEC commissioner? Yes!
Has she become the substantive INEC boss? NO!

She is an INEC commissioner, one of the very few not retiring before September. She is acting; yet our bigots won't see that.

The retired buffoon of Bayelsa state led the crudest era of cronyism, nepostism and corruption since our independence, these same people hailed him a messiah.

I have no fears for Nigeria today; I have deep fears for her tomorrow when these anonymous ignorant youths will emerge anywhere as leaders.

You guys keep expressing your fears about Nigeria's future not knowing things can never be as bad as it was in the olden days. I am not young either(late 80s), but I often ask myself how the older generations stood up to rubbish from the politicians in the olden days without doing nothing about it. There is nothing to be proud about, as far as the older generation is concern because they didn't and are not leaving a high standard of governorship behind for the newer ones. There are thousands of things people did or put up with which the newer ones will never do or allow.
The new generations are smarter but not yet wiser of which would come with age. If you are talking about a decrease in morality then I might agree.

Be inspired

Oh noo. Praying for her

sukkot:
yeah i have lived in america for a while in the past till i left and i have met many white americans. i cant stand them mothafukaz man. loud mouth and arrogant. russians ? i cant stand them mothafukaz too. they are too rough and violent and dangerous. i just dont like white people period lmao

as per southerners ? listen i am attracted to people with class and dignity. i dont like people who live for their lusts and desires. i dont like show-offs. i dont like ostentatious people. i dont like people who are obsessed with wealth. i dont like people who like to pose. i dont like people who buy flashy things. i dont like people who drive flashy cars when poverty surrounds them. i dont like women who have no dignity or class or standards but whose standards is money. and for all this reason i cant stand southerners. they are all rascals and potential thieves and lustful.

You just don't like people enjoying life . Each to their own I guess. equally, I don't like injustice(morally bankrupt sharia laws for the poor), hypocrites, tribal killers, selfish people(religion intolerance), power hungry attitudes most of which are synonymous with the northerners. Please get some perspectives.
The idea that anyone who enjoys life somehow lacks dignity or humility is laughable. We only live once so we might as well enjoy it as reasonable as possible.

blackprowler:
Nairaland is a great place to assess the level of reasoning of the average EDUCATED Nigerian. They're supposed to be better than the uneducated ones. But what do I see? Very ignorant people. Many people who are knowledgeable have left or are not as active. Everything is about tribe/region/religion. I have said if my family member who I know to be incompetent is to get govt appointment and my opinion is sought, I won't approve. If the whole govt is from one family( not one section or state) I don't care as long as they're assessed to be appropriate for their roles and would make my life better and won't infringe on my rights or cheat me.

After Nixon resigned the US Presidency, President Ford gave a speech in which he said "ours is a nation of laws, not of men..." Conversely, Nigeria is a nation of men, not of laws. Look at what difference it makes in our relative lives

You are seeing things in black and white. Gosh, I would imagine the reason why people are angry was because the northerners wouldn't accept such a thing without throwing an hissyfit.
Put it this way, do you think the white British or American people would accept a cabinet dominated by the minorities I.e blacks in usa or Scottish in England? People are still crying for a reduction of Scottish seat in the Westminster parliament...
The point is, the total allocated positions are not a reflection of the education and population demographics of the country. Ideally, it shouldn't be a problem but I don't blame people for voicing their concern especially when you know northerners wouldn't accept such a thing. Nigeria is still very tribalistic and going by the history a cabinet dominated by a certain tribe tends to get an unfair advantage. You don't need to look far to know this holds true for the northerners.
Please come back in the real world and stop seeing things in black and white. Whatever qualifications you have in the north, I am sure you can find three times equally qualified personnel in the southern region.

sukkot:
me from the north ? hell nah. but i like the quiet dignity of most northerners. unfortunately i come from the home of the rascals. the south that is

Their quietness and their subtle nature is what they will keep using to fool the southerners. I am sure the southerners would be a lot more quiet if they were in their positions.
You remind me of those who prefer the quiet Russians to the more upront Americans. The former is very quiet, secretive, more classy in an aristocratic sense but cold hearted and dangerous.

This will not end well.

sukkot:
buhari has appointed 3 yoruba already. adesina and his VP is yoruba and he appointed some yoruba journalist guy in america as his spokesperson or something. so he is not only appointing hausa

Are you from the north?

nextstep:
Na wao! Just forget that we're trying and just slam the efforts of everyone who architected, built, and maintains the campus. No "nice effort, be inspired", just straight up "you suck". Wow.

Anyways, I give the love garden a 6. Dem try sha, but it can definitely be spruced up, like you were saying with appropriate flower beds, etc.

I like the cut grass, the benches, the interlocked tiles, the sculptures, the fact there was no litter, and also the solar street lights. I liked it as I wish more credit would be given considering the resources.

Seems I have unintentionally struck some nerves. I do appreciate their effort but I believe we can do better. A little bit of 'better presentation' doesn't hurt. I will advise them to do more research on horticultural technologies to keep up to date with the modern ways of presentation.

nextstep:
I agree with you, just wish you'd included this in your initial comment....

Okay, I will edit my comments... This is commendable and I am in no way dismissing the effort of anyone. I believe we should strive to get better.

vfactor:
My point is, why do u think there's is better? Or how it should be done?

I am not against using something foreign as long as it's useful and there re no alternatives locally.

But when u start feeling that how they do it is how it should be done or they re always right, then that's mental slavery!

I am talking about presentation and you are talking about mental slavery The flowers are not properly done. In addition, there are better flowers in Nigeria that are more appropriate for such an environment. This is about presentation and creating am environment that gives a lasting impression. We should strive to be the best and create the best. We have lots of different flowers and plants that are a lot more beautiful than those in the western world, we need to utilise them as well as build a more inspiring structures.

vfactor:
I call this: "mental slavery"

Well, I call it exploring your competitive nature. We should invent and try to improve our environment. Using your logic we might as well stop using anything western in Nigeria, including phones etc.

uzolexis:
why should a university environment look like that because one oyibo uni looks like that it should now be the only acceptable standard baa?? emancipate urself from mental slavery my pple.

Oh dear. So something nice is now synonymous with oyinbo people? Beautifying the campus environment isn't that expensive and it shouldn't be exclusive to white people. We need Morden horticultural studies for Agric students.

Nigerian buildings and environment are so uninspiring.
Forget about the buildings, this is what a university environment should look like.
https://www.budgettraveladventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Cherry-Blossom-Quad-University-of-Washington.jpg

Donlexino:
U must really luv politics this girl

Oh yeah.

Of course he didn't.

IdisuleOurOwn:
Why don't you face topic and leave the division of a stuff? Our leaders are the cause of all this, be it from the North, South, East and West. All they are after is about themselves and their families and their cronies in negligence of the poor masses. Come to the said "Ajaokuta Steel Company, you will weep for Nigeria. Go to Delta State steel company Aladja also.





Stop fanning the amber of division, nobody is gonna divide the country not even those from the east



It's my hope that Buhari do something about it

Fair enough. Yeah we need a reform.

Jacksparrow0712:
*Hands her my white handkerchief*

*clean my face and my laptop* Thanks. Good morning! Hope you are strong

tayebest:
No more freedom of expression anymore??

Invasion of privacy or data protection act is more powerful than foe. You need a consent before posting such sensitive information. It's a serious offence.

Sweetguy25:
It is not possible for Nigeria to earn 50 trillion from solid minerals. Heck, even 20 trillion naira is overestimated.

Osun state is rumoured to have up to 5million ton of Gold. Obviously it seems far fetched, but that alone will smatch those figures if true.