Over the years, Nigeria has undergone several reforms in making it a better country, but it seems to get worse by the day. The notion of a new Nigeria is not about breaking it down like the biblical temple, but a revived, refreshed, reinvigorated, reorganized, refined, and reordered Nigeria. A new Nigeria is not an inexperienced or unaccustomed country but a reliable, self-sufficient and developed country -- a Nigeria we can all be proud of. Every citizen of Nigeria, men and women, the young and old hold the key to a successful redevelopment as it is said, 'every part of a tree contributes to its existence'. This essay seeks to focus on the role of Nigeria students (being educated at one citadel of learning or the other) in the creation of a new and better Nigeria.

The first step in creating a new Nigeria is creating a revived spirit in students -- an optimistic mind that believes Nigeria can actually get better. Like the popular saw, 'Rome was not built in a day', The process of recreation is definitely not a day's job and every student needs to understand this fact. The revival process won't come as a miracle, but one of cutting, recutting and sowing a cloth to bring forth a beautiful product. They need to renew their faith in Nigeria, that the dilapidated can be rebuilt, the wastelands can still be productive, that water can come out of the barren land and a good thing can actually come from Nazareth.

Nigerian students need to understand the essence of self-empowerment and sufficiency. Of the crisis facing Nigeria today, unemployment stands as a major thorn in the flesh as thousands of school graduates are out searching for jobs. It is no longer news, that the available jobs are not enough and is therefore a battle among the fittest. To solve this situation, it is important that students strive for excellence to become employable and rather than rely on getting a job after school, they should take initiatives and work on building successful businesses which will in turn create jobs for others. Innovativeness together with vision is very essential, and requires that they think out of the box, planning extensively ahead, rather than live only for the present.

A new Nigeria means a safer Nigeria, a country where people can live in freedom and absolute peace of mind. To build that nation, students must shun all acts of cultism, thuggery, hooliganism and other forms of unruly and violent behaviours. Nigerian students must adopt a dialogical rather than diabolical approach when it comes to solving problems. It is said 'violence beget violence', which is why the destruction of lives and properties during protest will do more harm than good in developing a safe and habitable country and must be shunned at all cost. If Nigeria is ever going to get better, students must live as responsible and law-abiding citizens. By joining voluntary organizations and aiding in community service and development, helping to enforce law, order and cleanliness, Nigeria is on its way to becoming a greater nation.

Building a corrupt-free country, one with integrity is a responsibility of every students. A bad reputation corruption has been for our dear country, a result of desperate individuals who want to make money and wealth through all nooks, crannies and selfish interests. Fraud, bribery, and all forms of examination malpractices must be avoided at all cost and understand that good success and wealth never come easy but a result of hard work, preparation, patience, perseverance, and prayer. It may be tough to succeed, but it is definitely not impossible as Nigeria is blessed with enough resources to aid in the conquest.

The new Nigeria of our dreams is one without corruption,
A country where the young and old can live in peace with other,
A country where the children of the poor will no longer live on the food crumbles of the rich,
A country where its citizens strive for excellence in all,
A country where poverty and unemployment will be of the past,
A country where all the tribes and states will support each other in harmony,
A country where the leaders have the love of the people at heart,
That is the the Nigeria of our dreams.

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There never can be a new Nigeria or any student role to a better nigeria so long as the same old, ideas-bereft politicians whose avarice to perk of power has brought us to shambles keep rotating powers among themselves like a family property. There never will be such role so long as APC would prefer to pick feeble old buhari, a former military president who couldn't lead the nation when he was young and filled with life ahead of Fashola. If this cycle keeps repeating itself, this write-up will be a mere academic exercise.

Lordtosan, all these are happening because Nigerians have learnt to live with it. No one is standing up against them. No one to challenge them. We act like we can't do nothing they can actually be nothing without the citizens. The same old people: that's why we seek to correct the youth's way of thinking. so that when it is ripe, they ll learn to take up the responsibility of building a new Nigeria. We definitely can't continue like this.

Old people be like you're the leaders of tomorrow yet they won't give us chance to rule

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Any Government that truely wants development knows that Education is one of the prior key to transformation

But here we dont even care about education. if you dont empower this students, they wouldnt be active transformers

Well said

H

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Ok

if i hear,

When Lecturer will tell you eye to eye that you can't have an A in his course.

wanna make first page before i read d articler

First tins first go meet baba collect power become supa man and fly and spread moni for d lazy ones

New Nigeria abi?
When the supposed agent of new Nigeria just voted in an old general to lead a new Nigeria.
This your stew is sweet for the eyes only, for the mouth, it's actually tasteless.

Sorry anyway!

If that UNIZIK's SUG president graduates with his mates.. then i'll know Nigerian students have a role to play in this country

Nice one.

gREAT

Ok when do we start?

Bonapart:
Old people be like you're the leaders of tomorrow yet they won't give us chance to rule

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Ok

May be if the education sector is basically privatise. We may have a better end but with the educational trend, mhenn no be small matter

The only way student can bring abt new nigeria is by giving Them sound education with good infrastructure, educated lecturers in a conducive atmosphere but sadly All these things are rarely available

lordtosan:
There never can be a new Nigeria or any student role to a better nigeria so long as the same old, ideas-bereft politicians whose avarice to perk of power has brought us to shambles keep rotating powers among themselves like a family property. There never will be such role so long as APC would prefer to pick feeble old buhari, a former military president who couldn't lead the nation when he was young and filled with life ahead of Fashola. If this cycle keeps repeating itself, this write-up will be a mere academic exercise.

seriously....same shit i was thinking

To be great you need ideas, you need vision
For most Nigerian, everyone's vision is for him/herself
How to be rich; how to ride fancy cars and build mansions
No thought a out how you can improve your society
Or what you can do to make your country better.
Then we turn around and ask why things are so fvcked up

Will read later

Protest. More Protest. Big Protest against anything we deem wrong because that's the only way they'll get to listen to us. Of which dem go still chase with teargas nd rubber bullets ...... so, Protest. I rest my kpako