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1997@30 INAUGURAL TOUR: HOME SAFE!  From Reunion to Responsibility - Five Engagements, One Enduring Mission. After an eventful journey across Nigeria, I am grateful to be safely back home, bringing to a close the inaugural tour of the 1997@30 / Global Reach-Back Legacy Initiative . What began as a call to reconnect generations has increasingly become a practical exploration of how alumni networks, educational institutions, youth-development programmes and economic partnerships can help raise a worthy successor generation. The journey took me through five significant engagements, each contributing a distinct dimension to this evolving mission. 📍 1. ENUGU | FEGOCOMOSA 38th Annual General Conference (1 - 4 October) Intergenerational Mobilisation The journey began with reconnecting alumni across graduating generations, strengthening existing relationships and establishing new ones. Bey...

THE BIGGER WORLD BRIEF | CLASS OF 2026 TRANSITION SERIES 21 October 2026 Ninety days ago, the examinations ended. The school gates closed behind another generation of young Nigerians. The Bigger World began. Today, an important question confronts us: What has happened since then? On Thursday, 23 July 2026, the National Examinations Council (NECO) concluded its Senior School Certificate Examination, bringing the 2026 secondary-school examination season to a close. For WhatNext Africa, that date became a common reference point for the Class of 2026's transition from secondary education into the next stage of life. Today, Wednesday, 21 October 2026, exactly 90 days have elapsed. Three months of possibilities, decisions, expectations, disappointments, opportunities, discoveries and, perhaps for some, uncertainty. For a generation that spent approximately six years in secondary school, 90 days might seem insignificant. But transitions have a...