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BRAIN NOT BARREL
Prioritizing Knowledge Over Oil for Nigeria's Future

By Samuel Chimezie Okechukwu

In a world fixated on resource wealth, "Brain Not Barrel" offers a radical thesis: a nation's greatest asset is not what lies beneath its soil, but what lies within the minds of its people. Samuel Chimezie Okechukwu dissects the systemic failures that trap nations in a cycle of poverty and conflict. This is a powerful call to dismantle the "barrel" of resource dependency and invest in the limitless potential of the human "brain."
BRAIN NOT BARREL: Prioritizing Knowledge Over Oil for Nigeria's Future

Contents

  • 📖 Front Matter
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • 📚 Chapters
  • 1The Broken Ladder: Diagnosing the Collapse of Nigeria's Education System from Ife to Maiduguri
  • 2Beyond Oil Wells: The Global Knowledge Economy and Nigeria's Missed Opportunities
  • 3The Almajiri Conundrum: How Outdated Systems Are Failing Millions in the North
  • 4When Universities Became Barracks: The ASUU-FG Faceoff and the Devaluation of Higher Learning
  • 5Curriculum in Crisis: Why Nigerian Graduates Are Unemployable in a Digital World
  • 6The Yaba Example: How Local Tech Hubs Are Outpacing National Education Policy
  • 7Financing the Future: Moving Beyond TETFUND to Sustainable Education Investment
  • 8The Teacher Exodus: Rebuilding the Profession from Sokoto to Port Harcourt
  • 9Digital Classrooms, Physical Realities: Bridging the Infrastructure Gap for 21st Century Learning
  • 10The Singapore Blueprint: Lessons from a Nation That Traded Resources for Knowledge
  • 11The National Reboot: A 15-Year Masterplan for Aligning Education with Economic Development
  • 12From Barrel to Brain: Activating Nigeria's Greatest Resource for Global Leadership
  • 📑 Back Matter
  • About the Author
  • Bibliography
  • 💝 Support the Author
  • The End

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