…King Charles calls for unity among nations
As Nigeria joins 55 others to commemorate the 2025 Commonwealth Remembrance Day, the Federal Government has reaffirmed commitment to strengthen partnerships and innovations in fostering the nation’s development.
This is even as the Head of Commonwealth and King of United Kingdom, Charles III, has called for unity and harmony among member nations.
Speaking at the colourful event held at the Federal Ministry of Education on Monday in Abuja, Minister of Education Dr. Olatunji Alausa, Alausa, said the current administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu remains determined to transformed the country.
He particularly noted that every Nigerian, regardless of their background or status, must have the opportunity to thrive, especially in education.
The theme for the 2025 commemoration is tagged: “Together, we strive”.
He explained that the Ministry was strengthening collaboration and innovation that would enable young people to survive the complex challenges of our time.
“Nigeria, as a member of the Commonwealth of nations, benefits from a range of political, economic, social and cultural advantages.
“This include access to a global network of trade partners and full-funded Commonwealth scholarships, which provide opportunities for Nigerian students to study abroad in more top universities.
“There are other shared scholarships for a range of courses that are partially funded.
“We must strengthen our partnership, embrace innovation and ensure that everyone, regardless of their background or status, has the opportunity to thrive, especially in education,” he said.
Alausa maintained that the 2025 theme reaffirmed a commitment to the principles that define the Commonwealth Union, democracy, human rights and social progress in all aspects of life.
He pledged the continued support of the ministry to focus heavily on skill acquisition so that students would be equipped with lifelong skills.
British Monarch King Charles III, who is the Head of the Commonwealth, called for unity, emphasizing that in these uncertain times, where it is all too easy to believe that the nations’ differences are problems instead of a source of strength and an opportunity for learning, the Commonwealth’s remarkable collection of nations and peoples come together in the spirit of support and, crucially, friendship.
He added that the Commonwealth’s ability to bring together people from all over the world has stood the test of time and remains as ever-important today.
King Charles tasked 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 to restore the disrupted harmony of our entire planet. For the sake of our younger generations’ threatened future, I can only hope that the Commonwealth will continue its vital work to restore that harmony,” he stated.
The keynote speaker, Prof. Sarah Anyanwu, from the Department of Economics, University of Abuja, called for investment in education to yield transformative growth.
Anyanwu, while highlighting the challenges of education in the country, stressed the need for collaboration in changing the education landscape of the country.
“Ler us reaffirm our commitment to the transformative power of education.
“Let us recognise that education is the most important resources for economic development, the foundation upon which prosperous, equitable, and resilient societies are built,” she said.
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