Meet Fatima Adamu Maikusa, Nigeria’s Mathematics Prodigy from Gombe State and former student of Nigerian Tulip International School (NTIC), Kano. She began winning international mathematics medals at just 9 years old.
🏅 Her 7 international mathematics medals include:
1. American Mathematics Competition (AMC 8).
2. nternational Eduversal Mathematics Competition, Jakarta, Indonesia.
3. International Math Challenge, Bangkok, Thailand.
4. Kangourou Sans Frontières (KSF)
5. Future Intelligence Students Olympiad (FISO).
6. Mathematics Without Borders, Bulgaria.
7. Komodo Math Festival — Indonesia .
At only 15, she had already become an inspiration to many young Nigerians, demonstrating that Nigerian children can compete and excel on the global stage. 🧠🌍
Well done, Fatima! May your mathematical journey continue to inspire a new generation of Nigerian problem-solvers, scientists and innovators.
I know Twitter doesn’t give successful marriages like these nearly enough attention, but I’ll continue to share more of these videos. We deserve to see more examples of love, commitment, and healthy marriages on our timelines.
Rehabilitate Existing Infrastructure Before Embarking on New Projects
I have consistently advised governments at all levels to prioritise rehabilitating existing infrastructure before embarking on new projects that may also end up abandoned or left unfinished. For expressing this position, I have often been criticised and called all sorts of names. Yet, it remains the most responsible approach to governance.
It is therefore noteworthy that President Bola Tinubu has now cautioned state governors against committing scarce public resources to constructing unnecessary flyovers in areas with little traffic while neglecting more pressing developmental needs.
The President is, in essence, saying what I have always maintained: government must prioritise projects that directly address the immediate needs of the people. I hope those ministers, officials, and supporters who have consistently attacked this position will now direct the same criticism at him.
However, this admonition must also apply to the Federal Government. There are several unrealistic and white-elephant projects being pursued by the current administration, even as much of our critical infrastructure remains in a state of disrepair. Given our present fiscal realities, priority should be given to rehabilitating and completing existing infrastructure rather than embarking on expensive new projects with limited immediate impact.
Across Nigeria, many of our major highways linking commercial centres and food-producing communities have deteriorated into death traps. Neglecting these critical roads while pursuing prestige projects is neither economically prudent nor people-centred.
This philosophy guided my administration as Governor of Anambra State. I prioritised completing viable projects initiated by my predecessors before embarking on new ones. Government is a continuum, and development should never be measured by who starts a project, but by whether it is completed and serves the people.
Leadership is about making the right choices: fixing what is broken, completing what has already been started, and investing limited public resources where they will have the greatest impact on the greatest number of people.
A New Nigeria is POssible. -PO
Hunger and the Insensitivity of Mr. President
I watched with deep concern the statement made by President Bola Tinubu to the Catholic Bishops who visited his office, that there has always been hunger in Nigeria, even before he was born.
While it is true that hunger has been a part of human life and has existed in our country for decades, such a statement appears insensitive to the plight of the millions of Nigerians who face worsening economic hardship today. More importantly, we must focus on the facts and the measurable outcomes of governance.
Before the present administration assumed office in 2023, an estimated 17 million Nigerians were facing acute food insecurity, primarily caused by insecurity, armed conflict, widespread banditry, and devastating floods. Today, less than three years later, that number has risen to about 35 million Nigerians. Instead of improving the situation, the crisis has worsened significantly under the current administration.
The same trend is evident in poverty. Before this government took office in 2023, Nigeria’s extreme poverty was estimated at 87 million people. Current projections suggest that this number is approaching 140 million people, making Nigeria home to the largest population of people living in extreme poverty anywhere in the world.
No one disputes that this administration inherited serious challenges. However, leadership is measured not by the challenges inherited but by the results achieved. The government must honestly acknowledge that its response has fallen far short of what the situation demanded, with millions more Nigerians pushed deeper into poverty and hunger.
The combination of persistent insecurity, poor economic management, fiscal indiscipline, wasteful public expenditure, and inadequate investment in productive sectors has compounded the suffering of ordinary Nigerians.
A responsible government must prioritise investment in education, healthcare, agriculture, security, and small businesses while pursuing policies that create jobs, expand production, and lift people out of poverty. That remains my commitment to the Nigerian people.
A New Nigeria is Possible. PO
Rolling out the red carpet for those who excel in education is a very powerful statement. The psychological booster is incredible.
Finally, education is getting all the props it deserves. This was how Evergreen Schools & his family welcomed the STEM champion, Chimdiebube Onwubiko & his teacher.
I’M SO EMOTIONAL RIGHT NOW. Congratulations to everyone involved!
WELL DONE! 👏🫶👍
Israel Tolulope Adekimi from Caleb British International schools, Lekki is world's top performer in Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics.
Akota Chika Serena from Caleb British International schools, Magodo has the highest score globally in Cambridge IGCSE English exams.
Israel said that IGCSE Math is easier than WAEC Mathematics and commended their teachers for their roles.
Hearty congtatulations to them.
A giant billboard honoring the world's top student in Primary Mathematics. A befitting homecoming for an 11-year old wonder kid.
The first of its kind. This is right outside the Sam Mbakwe airport in Owerri. It was put up to celebrate Egejurum Onyedikachi for winning big at the just concluded STEM Olympiad in Rome.
The narrative is changing & fast! This will definitely motivate other children to go to school & to excel. I thank those behind this innovation. It’s a psychological booster & it’s insane! Finally, education is getting all the attention it deserves. WOW, JUST WOW!
🤩🫶👏
Nnabuike Chisom represented international students at the graduation ceremony of Zhongnan University of Economics and Law with a keynote speech delivered in Mandarin.
Then he surprised the audience again with an impressive Kuaiban performance, earning even more applause.
Nigerians continue to prove that excellence knows no borders. May more young people be given the opportunity to learn, compete and make the country proud on the global stage.
@YunsonginChina
Nigerians are stranded in South Africa. Other African countries have evacuated their citizens.
1. This cannot happen under OBJ.
2. Who is this sycophantic woman?
3. Bola Ahmed Tinubu is a local champion.
4. OBJ won’t tolerate disrespect & Xenophobia.
5. OBJ’s Nigeria was respected home & abroad.
6. Maybe they want these evacuees to sing on your mandate before they can be evacuated?
7. Is the Government waiting for Allen Onyema & Air Peace to airlift Nigerians free of charge?
You can’t take care of your citizens in Nigeria.
And when they manage to japa & run into trouble, you leave them stranded abroad as well. You abandon them. Everyone can see how utterly useless the government in Nigeria is.
An utterly useless government home & abroad.
They are wicked as well. They simply don’t give a fvck about Nigerians. They expect Nigerians in South Africa to sing on your mandate before they can be evacuated to their homeland? 💔
Meet Cynthia Onwuchuruba.
She teaches Mathematics to dropout children in Igbo and Pidgin English, ensuring that every child gets an education regardless of their background. She's a First Class Mathematics graduate of UNIZIK.
Let's retweet to celebrate her! ❤️
@DavidHundeyin Double standards at its finest. What a shame! That's what happens when the house is divided. Ordinarily, a boycott of the two organizations wld be deserving.
@ZeroSugarTruth@KKSY_Reporters I don't know why we must depend on foreign-based anything to get our systems right. I don't ever see them depend on us to get their elections right. We need to de-worm our minds from this mentality, respectfully speaking. Only us can fix us, and that's where to begin.
@Boogiethxf@KKSY_Reporters My point exactly! Based on where we are today, it's obvious what the people's response would be if this repeated again. The opposition don't have new tricks or cards, they will simply repeat what they did the last time, bcos they know that the people will do nothing.
@ayomideajayi069@AJEnglish It's an attempt to draw government's attention to the market & manipulate them to outlaw herbal medicine so they can flood the system with poison in the name of modern medicine that's only designed to manage and not cure anything. Infact, the more of it you consume, the sicker.
That declaration ignited a brutal civil war that lasted from 1967 to 1970, three years that left over three million civilians dead, mostly from starvation and disease.