Education in Anambra: Obi’s model pays off.
By Esin Suji “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world”. — Madiba Nelson Mandela A FEW days ago, August 9, millions of Nigerians got the cheering news that one of nation’s high schools – Regina Pacis [Queen of Peace] Secondary School, Onitsha – had won the prestigious Technovation Gold Award for 2018. Hosted in Silicon Valley, San Francisco, USA, and the global Mobile Apps. Competition featured students from across the world. Very telling is that Nigeria’s Acting President, the cerebral Professor Yemi Osinbajo, SAN has since joyously congratulated our victorious five young girls who represented the school and the country. Indeed, they had developed a mobile application, ‘FD Detector’, which can be used to identify fake pharmaceutical products. Beyond the commendations for this remarkable feat from a country traumatised by deprivations and mediocrity, it is pertinent to situate that refreshing development within the ...