So, I have built my career. There is hardly a position I did not hold in the academic/administrative arena, to the extent that I think I have gained … - Saadatu Hassan Liman

Prof Fatima Batul Mukhtar was a vice chancellor in Jigawa, Hajiya Fatima Binta Muhammad was a registrar Bayero University, Kano (BUK). A lot of others are coming up as heads of departments, deans and directors in northern higher institutions of learning. Like I said earlier, one attains these positions by climbing the ladder. As such, as a woman is climbing, she is gaining more wisdom, respect and acceptance in her organisation, government circle and her society in general.

The problem nowadays is that many students are without skills, and after graduation, they will begin to go all around the streets looking for white-collar jobs. They must learn skills so that when they graduate, they will be able to open up their own businesses and become employers of labour.

However, in terms of Western education, it may not presently be where it should be. It is statistically evident that there is much improvement in terms of school enrolment and the number of students graduating with at least first degree. You can check the statistics of the North over the years in that regard. Therefore, the North is really trying to see that it reaches the target.