Many students ask:
"Which lecturer should write my recommendation letter? Does the person have to be a Professor?"
My answer: Not necessarily.
The best recommender is someone who knows you well academically and can genuinely speak about your abilities, character, and potential.
A strong letter from a lecturer who knows you is usually better than a generic letter from a famous Professor who barely remembers you.
Whether you study at a state, private, or federal university, do your best. It doesn't matter where you are, there are opportunities for those who excel.
I earned my first degree from the then Kano University of Science and Technology, Wudil, Kano (now Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology). In my final year, I won a medal at the National Mathematics Competition for Final-Year University Students organized by the National Mathematical Centre (NMC), Abuja, and graduated as the best student in my class.
Those achievements opened many doors for me, including three different international scholarship offers.
So, wherever you find yourself, give it your very best. Excellence has a way of attracting opportunities.
The brain is designed to learn through constant repetition and active, hands-on involvement. Through such practice and persistence, any skill can be mastered.
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One of the best lessons I learned as a teacher had nothing to do with the classroom.
When I was teaching Civic Education at a government school in Kano, my class was filled with boys who couldn't stop talking about football.
No matter how hard I tried, the Premier League always seemed more interesting than my lesson.
So instead of fighting their interest, I leaned into it.
I spent time learning about the Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A, and Ligue 1.
I learned the clubs, the rivalries, and enough football to hold a conversation.
The next time I walked into class, I started with football.
Their attention was instant.
Then I made a deal.
"We'll talk football, but only after we finish today's lesson."
It worked.
That experience taught me a lesson I'll never forget.
People learn better when you meet them where they are, not where you expect them to be.
Whether you're teaching, leading a team, building a community, or creating content, connection comes before instruction.
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Primary and secondary education should be purely state and local governments' business. The federal government should just hand over FGC and unity schools to the respective host states. The money saved should be used to subsidize WAEC and NECO fees.
Today, I remember you not only as a former President, Baba. I remember you as a father figure, a mentor and a man whose trust shaped our journey in ways words cannot fully express. I remain forever grateful for the opportunity to have served under your leadership.