The Nigerian Civil War had a profound impact on the country’s socio-economic landscape. One notable change was the transformation of the itinerant tailor profession, which shifted from being primarily located in Eastern Nigeria to predominantly Northern Nigeria. This shift serves as a metaphor for the divergent paths taken by these two regions in terms of social and economic development.
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From time immemorial, agriculture was Nigeria’s economic mainstay, however, overtime, agriculture has been relegated to the background for obvious reasons, it’s on record that Nigeria’s endowment with vast natural resources of arable land from the stretch of savanna grassland, the dense swamp and rainforest, the untapped and unhannessed abundant quantities of solid minerals almost all over the country have either been misused or put to abandonment over the years.
Shettima Yerima, the President of the Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF), has been at the forefront of promoting and protecting the general interests of Northern Nigeria. With his strong and influential voice, Yerima has been able to make a mark in the region’s political landscape.
Report indicates that 1.5 million girls were enrolled in schools in six Northern states in the last 10 years under the Girls Education Project Phase III (GEP3).
Back in 1995, I had the privilege of being part of a media team that interviewed late President Shehu Shagari at his residence in Shagari village. It was a period when Nigeria was in search of determination, when sociocultural groups became rallying points for the expression and assertion of sectional and ethnic interests.
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