By Praise Amavi Agbe, Kashim Ibrahim Fellow The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) was established by the NIMC Act №23 of 2007 and has the mandate to establish, own, operate, maintain and manage the National Identity Database in Nigeria, register persons covered by the Act, assign a unique National Identification…

By Olorunnisola Abe, KIF Fellow “No pain, no gain. Learning requires effort: no magic pill will save you from the pain of learning.” Google defines Learning as the act of acquiring new knowledge. As straightforward as this definition is, there is nothing simple in its application. …

by Princewill Ahante, KIF Fellow Adorned in pyjamas with a TV remote in hand, 12-year-old Yetunde seemed to be having a good day as her attention was solely on the movie she was watching, to the delight of her parents. Three years earlier, their daughter had been involved in a…

by Omolara Ibinola, KIF Fellow Depression is a mental health disorder characterised by persistently low mood or loss of interest in activities, causing significant impairment in daily life. It is different from usual mood fluctuations and short-lived emotional responses to the challenges of everyday life and is commonly triggered by…

Author: Veronica Pana Igube — A Unicorn Experience I resonate with the words of the late Supreme Court Justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, when she said “Women belong in all places where decisions are being made. It should not be that women are the exception.” I wanted to be in the…

Author: Suleiman Abdulmajid Iya The day I received my admission email into the Kashim Ibrahim Fellowship was one of the best days of my life. On that fateful day, I was with some of my friends with whom we had applied for the Fellowship together and it stirred up a…

Author: Jamila Idris Around this time last year, I felt anxious about my acceptance into the Fellowship. Ten months later I still feel anxious about life after the Fellowship. In the past year, I have felt lost, had questions and doubts about what qualifies me to be here; how this…

Author: Hamza Umar Gado On a faithful evening, I was on-call as the only doctor in a government hospital at the far Northeastern part of Sokoto state, not far from the Nigeria-Niger border town of Illela. I received a congratulatory message titled “Dear Prospect.” It was a long-awaited message, as…

Author: Sharon Itua — Accident or Grace? Have you ever asked for a miracle, and when it happens, you almost do not believe it, and you wonder, “Is this an accident or grace?” This aptly describes my journey as a Kashim Ibrahim Fellow. The date was July 1st, 2021, and…