Peter Mbah: Knowledge, Not Assets, at the Soul of Any Successful Nation Governor advocates ‘experiential learning’, says Enugu spends 33% of budget on education
Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja
The governor of Enugu State, Dr.
Peter Mbah, yesterday, stated that any nation that must experience genuine economic growth and development
must expand its knowledge base and not just focus on increasing its physical assets.
Mbah called for a new dawn of “experiential learning”, in place of the current model, where young people
were used to memorising their books. Speaking at the first Enugu State University of Science and Technology
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Nigeria’s Debt to World Bank Grows to $17bn
Ndubuisi Francis, Adedayo Akinwale and Sunday Aborisade in Abuja
L-R: Leader of the Senate, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele; sons of the deceased- Ejimchukwu Ubah, Chibuikem Ubah, Ifeanyi Ubah (Jnr); widow of the late senator, Mrs. Uchenna Ubah; his daughter, Chidera Ubah; and his eldest son, Chidumebi Ubah, with President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio (standing behind), at the valedictory session in honour of Late Senator Ifeanyi Patrick Ubah at the Senate Chamber, National Assembly Complex, Abuja... yesterday
Nigeria’s indebtedness to the International Development Association (IDA), a member of the World Bank Group (WBG) grew by $600 million in three months, rising from $16.5 Continued on page 5
Tinubu: Nigeria Can’t Prosper Unless Every Part Thrives Says nation must urgently transition to federation defined by order, stability, safety Targets tech, agric, creative sectors in plan for northern youths
Deji Elumoye in Abuja President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, said although the North could not progress in isolation, Nigeria, too, could not prosper unless every part of her thrived. Alluding to the vision of the former Sardauna of Sokoto, the late Sir Ahmadu Bello, Tinubu said the nation’s major challenge remained engineering a transition towards a federation defined by order, stability, and safety, adding that, the task was both urgent and achievable. Speaking at a stakeholders’ roundtable on Northern Youth Development organised by the Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation in Abuja, the president unveiled a Continued on page 5
NIGERIA RISING...
L-R: Director-General, World Trade Organisation, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala; President Bola Ahmed Tinubu; First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu; and President, African Development Bank, Akinwunmi Adesina, at the G20 meeting in Rio de Janeiro...yesterday