… King Charles asks unity among nations
While Nigeria joins another 55 to commemorate the day of the memory of the Commonwealth 2025, the federal government has reaffirmed the commitment to strengthen associations and innovations to promote the development of the nation.
This is even when the Chief of the Commonwealth and the King of the United Kingdom, Carlos III, has asked for unity and harmony between member nations.
Speaking at the colorful event held at the Federal Ministry of Education on Monday in Abuja, the Minister of Education, Dr. Olatunji Alausa, Alausa, said that the current administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu remains determined to transform the country.
He particularly pointed out that all Nigerians, regardless of their background or status, must have the opportunity to prosper, especially in education.
The theme for the commemoration of 2025 is labeled: “Together, we strive.”
He explained that the Ministry was strengthening the collaboration and innovation that would allow young people to survive the complex challenges of our time.
“Nigeria, as a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, benefits from a variety of political, economic, social and cultural advantages.
“This includes access to a global network of commercial partners and scholarships of the Commonwealth of complete financing, which provide opportunities for Nigerian students to study abroad at more universities.
“There are other shared scholarships for a variety of courses that are partially financed.
“We must strengthen our association, adopt innovation and ensure that all, regardless of their background or status, have the opportunity to prosper, especially in education,” he said.
Alausa argued that the theme of 2025 reaffirmed a commitment to the principles that define the union of Commonwealth, democracy, human rights and social progress in all aspects of life.
He averaged the continuous support of the Ministry to focus largely on the acquisition of skills so that students were equipped with life skills.
The king of the British monarch Carlos III, who is the head of the Commonwealth, asked for unity, emphasizing that in these uncertain times, where it is too easy to believe that the differences of nations are problems instead of a source of strength and an opportunity for learning, the remarkable collection of nations and people of the Comonwealth join in the spirit of support and, by God.
He added that the capacity of the Commonwealth to gather people around the world has resisted the test of time and remains so important today.
King Charles commissioned leaders on the importance of collaboration for peace and human rights, as well as for the restoration of nature both on land and in the oceans.
“As we mark this Commonwealth Day together, there is no more important task than restoring the interrupted harmony of our entire planet. For the sake of the threatened future of our younger generations, I can only expect the Commonwealth to continue its vital work to restore that harmony, ”he said.
The main speaker, Professor Sarah Anyanwu, of the Department of Economics, University of Abuja, requested that investment in education generate transformative growth.
Anyanwu, although he highlighted the challenges of education in the country, emphasized the need for collaboration to change the country's educational landscape.
“For us, we reaffirm our commitment to the transforming power of education.
“We recognize that education are the most important resources for economic development, the basis on which prosperous, equitable and resilient societies are built,” he said.