“Don’t allow anybody define you. Most of the people who attack me don’t know me. They’ve never had the opportunity to come close to me in their lives” — H.E Mallam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai told Fellows during his last official engagement as Governor. Before the Kashim Ibrahim Fellowship, all I…

Quarterly Aspen-styled seminars under the Education programme is one of the integral components of the Kashim Ibrahim Fellowship; the 3rd quarter seminar, however, happens in South Africa. It was going to be my first trip outside Nigeria, and I looked forward to it. On Saturday, April 29th, my colleagues and…

In the beginning I can’t remember why I wanted to study journalism as a child. Growing up, I didn’t watch TV because my family didn’t have one. So, whenever my peers told stories of the latest cartoon they watched, I either listened with rapt attention or looked away. …

“No pain, no gain. Learning requires effort: no magic pill will save you from the pain of learning.” Google defines Learning as the act of acquiring new knowledge. As straightforward as this definition is, there is nothing simple in its application. …

A little over a month ago, I moved to Kaduna state for the Kashim Ibrahim Fellowship, a leadership development programme for young Nigerians. …

The spread of the coronavirus pandemic in Nigeria has worsened the travails of pregnant women, many of whom now live in fear and anxiety, SOLA ABE reports “Since the first coronavirus case was reported in Nigeria, I have always been scared of stepping outside of my house. It is really…

“The happiest day of my life was when I had my first child. A few years after I got married, I became worried because I was finding it hard to conceive. So, when my first child came, I was filled with joy. In those days, we delivered our babies at…