A non-profit dedicated to training future leaders to combat educational disparities in Nigeria, Teach For Nigeria, has announced the opening of its 2022 Incubation Hub program.
As part of Teach For Nigeria’s commitment to assist the alumni community through its two-year fellowship program, the Incubation Hub was initially introduced in 2020. Early childhood education, teacher preparation and development, education in disaster or conflict zones, poverty and hunger, research, and policy are this year’s Incubation Hub priority areas.
The initiative gives social entrepreneurs from Teach For Nigeria alumni the necessary tools to grow their educational innovations from a project or prototype to a business.
Through an intense three-month program aimed at bringing about social change at the national and systemic levels, selected participants would receive pertinent training and hands-on information to help them launch, grow, and maintain their enterprises.
“We know that the challenge of educational inequality is not one that Teach for Nigeria alone can solve, but we are very clear about our mission in really developing, galvanizing, and cultivating as many dynamic leaders as possible who will share with us in this mission and vision, and we will continue to serve as catalyst to ensure they are able to crystallize solutions across the ecosystem,” said Mr. Folawe Omikunle, Chief Executive Officer, Teach For Nigeria, during the launch.
Participant and Teach for Nigeria alumna Zainab Akintayo said, “I’m thrilled to be among the participants for the 2022 incubation hub. We are constructing a vision of inclusive education through these projects.
“I am excited about scaling up my Smart Garden Initiative birthed to improve food security of poor households and teach students how to launch their personal gardens at home”
The initiative expands on Teach for Nigeria’s long-term plan, which aims to offer solutions for issues found in the education sector.
Alumni who are chosen for the 2022 incubation hub will benefit from a three-month intense hybrid ideation workshop and bootcamp, a chance to win up to N1 million in seed capital, and post-program support and mentorship from seasoned business owners.
The PDP spokesman remembered how the opposition party had warned on multiple times that terrorists, “many of whom were imported into our country by the APC,” had gained control over a significant chunk of our nation.
In addition, he said, “Terrorists acting as non-state actors brazenly exposed their faces in the film, gloating, admitting, and confirming their role in the Kuje Prison break—some of them were former prisoners who were either serving jail sentences or were awaiting trial for their prior terrorism act against our country.
Nigerians may also recall Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, the governor of Kaduna State, confessing that the APC government was aware of the terrorists’ plans and whereabouts but did nothing.
It is estimated that between 2020 and 2022, terrorists killed roughly 18,000 Nigerians “as the criminals continue to be emboldened by the failures and obvious complicity of the APC and to which the PDP had always drawn attention.” Ologunagba said.
He declared, “This is not about politics; this is about humanity and leadership, which, regrettably, is lacking in our nation right now.”
In addition, the PDP expressed its disgust at “the pathetic response by the seemingly helpless, naive, and deflated Buhari Presidency,” which informed the nation in agony that President Buhari “has done all and even more than what was expected of him as Commander in Chief by way of morale, material, and equipment support to the military.”
“The APC and the Buhari Presidency are openly admitting their incompetence and failure with this statement. In other countries, during similar circumstances, the president takes the initiative and takes decisive action to save and defend the people.
“When faced with hardship, the President becomes the Consoler-in-Chief, offering the people comfort and hope.” Regretfully, Nigeria lacks a president who is compassionate and capable of serving as the country’s chief consoler.
Nigerians must immediately take notice and understand that holding the APC government responsible is the only way to end this terrible circumstance. To oppose the fascist leanings of the APC leadership, we as a people must unite, regardless of our political, racial, or religious connections.
In order to provide guidance on how to address the country’s escalating insecurity, Ologunagba demanded an urgent meeting of the National Council of State.
“Our country cannot collapse. The PDP spokesman said, “The President has, in his own admission, come to his wit’s end. Therefore, we must all revive the resilient Nigerian spirit and ‘can-do-attitude’ to prevail on the President to immediately and without further delay, accede to the demand by the PDP and other well-meaning Nigerians to convene a special session of the National Council of State to find a lasting solution.”
