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Can a democracy remain healthy if its universities are systematically weakened? A university is not just a campus. It is where critical thinking, debate, dissent, and future leadership are nurtured. If funding is reduced, seats are cut, infrastructure is weakened, and academic autonomy is questioned, the cost is paid...

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It is not just the UK. It is #Ireland too. And the #UAE will not send its students to become hostages of Islamist jihadist ideology disguised as campus activism. Education is meant to free the mind, not imprison it inside hatred, intimidation, and fear. Universities were built to sharpen thought, not to dull conscience. Yet across British and Irish campuses, Muslim Brotherhood networks have turned lecture halls into echo chambers of extremism, where antisemitism is normalized and violence is intellectually laundered as resistance. When knowledge is hijacked, wisdom walks out. The UAE once invested in these institutions believing in excellence, discipline, and merit. Today, too many have collapsed into spaces of riots, intimidation, and ideological recruitment. A society that tolerates extremism in its universities should not be surprised when it spills into its streets. Governments in Britain and Ireland see what is happening. Silence is not ignorance. It is permission. When the state refuses to draw moral boundaries, chaos fills the vacuum. History teaches us this lesson again and again. The UAE chooses a different path. We protect minds before they are poisoned. We safeguard students before they are radicalized. Caring for people sometimes means saying no, even when others look away. A nation that exports graduates should not end up exporting rage. From these campuses now emerge agitators, propagandists, and extremists who seek to dominate councils, streets, and public discourse through intimidation rather than ideas. In the UAE, clarity is law. Muslim Brotherhood ideology is banned. Antisemitism is a crime, not an opinion. Extremism is not activism. Wisdom begins where excuses end. This decision is not driven by fear but by foresight. Not by isolation but by responsibility. Those who protect the future are rarely applauded in the present, but history always recognizes them in the end. Visegrád 24

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Yesterday, I had the privilege of delivering the Annual Public Lecture at Osun State University, Osogbo on the invitation of the institution’s leadership. The lecture titled “Interrogating the Funding of Education: Global Versus Nigerian Perspectives.” A topic that could not have come at a better time as we try to fix our tertiary education system I underscored a central truth that though education in my opinion is a fundamental human right and not a privilege , it can also be very expensive. In Nigeria, where over 1.9 million young people apply to universities annually and more than 130 public universities operate across the federation, the old funding model is no longer sustainable. That is why, during my time as Speaker of the House of Representatives, I sponsored and led the passage of the Interest-free Students Loan (Access to Higher Education) Act 2023, a transformative piece of legislation aimed at ensuring that no capable Nigerian youth is denied a university education solely because they cannot afford fees. And in one of his earliest acts as President, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu a strong believer in education signed that bill into law, affirming the President’s commitment to access, equity, and opportunity to all Nigerians. Together, we laid the legislative and executive foundations for what has become a new era of inclusive tertiary education in Nigeria. In my address, I also encouraged our universities to take learn from global institutions that have successfully diversified their income through commercial ventures, research commercialization, and international student enrolment. Institutions like Harvard, Oxford, and MIT don’t just educate, they innovate, compete, and generate revenue through publishing, patents, and partnerships. Nigeria can do the same if we reimagine our public universities not as charitable institutions but as engines of development. But we must also confront the deep structural issues: unethical practices, lack of global competitiveness, outdated teaching methods, and poor infrastructure. Reforming higher education is not just about money it’s about standards, partnerships, and courage. Let us build universities that can compete globally, inspire students, and contribute economically. Let us through qualitative education erect ladders of opportunity for the younger generation.

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