Chinwe Obaji

Chinwe Obaji is a higher education lecturer, teacher and education administrator who was appointed to head Nigeria's Federal Ministry of Education.

Quotes

• If people are criticizing you and they don't have the facts, it only means that you are doing what is right.
  • [1] Chinwe Obaji in an interview.

• But if life is lost, that is the end of that person. To stay alive therefore is more important than to put lives at risk in the name of going to school.
  • [2] Speaking in an exclusive interview about school re-opening

• Every other thing can actually wait but not the upbringing of a child.
  • [3]

• The mandate of the 10 pillars of the education road map included revamping the basic education sector, education data and curriculum planning, as well as improving the quality of teachers’ education, which is key.
• Improving the quality of teachers’ education, however, requires professionally competent teachers that can handle emerging issues in our educational institutions and the society.
  • [4] Speaking during training of trainers on Trafficking in Persons (TIP).