Jigawa State governor, Umar Namadi’s administration is a leadership style that does not announce itself with fanfare, but with foresight. It is the kind that plants trees whose shade it may never sit under, builds roads it may not always trave onl and lays foundations whose full weight will only be felt by generations
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Dr Akimugu is a trained teacher, professional journalist and creative writer. He has many years of experience in the media with bias for education and children.
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Memo to Minister Alausa on Textbook Ranking Policy
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