Before The Ivory Tower - Finding Your Way

Before the Ivory Tower: Finding Your Way tells the story the way it is. It looks at a country that lies fallow in the midst of plenty, where future leaders are left at the mercy of fate, where admission to higher institutions has become a competition rather than an invitation, and where millions of young people navigate the most consequential decisions of their lives without adequate guidance.

The points raised in these pages, and the solutions the author proposes, are drawn from personal experience, honest observation, and a deep concern for the generation coming behind. This book is for the boy or girl who has a dream but wonders whether it can become a reality. It is for the student who does not yet know what it means to dream. It is for every young Nigerian who has been told, implicitly or explicitly, that their particular gift does not matter.

It is a must-read for secondary-school students, post-secondary-school leavers, and anyone standing at the threshold of a major decision about their education or career. The general reader will also find much that speaks to the universal questions of purpose, direction, and the work of becoming who you were made to be.