Making the Common Northern Education Compact a reality: Pathway from Niger State, by Usman Sarki

“To this class of enemies belong some of the educated or half-educated Europeanized natives whom our educational and religious system divorces from their race, and who, having no outlet and bereft of national or racial pride, betray the interests of their country into the hands of its foes.” — E. D. Morel
Instilling pride in one’s heritage should be among the purposes of education. A nation does not progress merely by schooling people or subjecting them to rote learning. Education should develop citizens intellectually, morally and practically, making them useful and productive members of their communities. The curriculum must therefore contribute to character formation as much as inte...