NIGERIA MUST RAMP UP CULTURAL EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINED PEACE

The acting executive secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Chris Maiyaki says Nigeria must ramp up cultural education for sustained peace. Maiyaki spoke at the grand finale of the 2024 Peace Art Competition in Abuja on Tuesday.

The competition was organised by the Idimuwem Peace and Governance Initiative (IPGI) in collaboration with the Black Montessori Education Fund and the Belgium Embassy.

Maiyaki said Nigeria is “in a hurry” to produce culturally educated people to guarantee peaceful coexistence.

The competition was organised by the Idimuwem Peace and Governance Initiative (IPGI) in collaboration with the Black Montessori Education Fund and the Belgium Embassy.

Uduak-Abasi Akpabio, the convener of the Peace Art Competition, argued that peace is a capacity that can be built. He noted that Nigeria has so much potential and one thing it needs to build capacity for is peace.

Also speaking, Ayuba Caleb, a representative of the Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (ICPR), noted that there are millions of people still suffering due to armed conflicts and other humanitarian catastrophes.

Ayuba said stakeholders must restate their resolve to, as a global community, bring these challenges to an end.