02/10/2026
When we talk about nation building, there are two pillars that often do not receive the attention they deserve.
It is easy to point to politicians, government officials, the military, diplomats, policymakers, judges, lawmakers and other public institutions as the architects of national transformation. Yet, there is a profound truth we must never overlook:
Parents and teachers first shape the people who eventually become the leaders of society.
Before they become politicians, they were children.
Before they become policymakers, they were students.
Before they become judges, lawmakers, diplomats, entrepreneurs and institutional leaders, they passed through the formative influence of a home and a classroom.
This is why the next edition of THE PODIUM Public Lecture and Dialogue — NATIONAL PARENTS AND TEACHERS SUMMIT ABUJA is more than an event. It is a response to a national assignment.
THE CALL is an invitation to parents, teachers and education stakeholders to consciously respond to the responsibility of nation building by raising a generation equipped with the character, values, competence, creativity, discipline and leadership capacity required to transform society.
We are not merely raising children for academic certificates.
We are raising people for life.
We are raising leaders for society.
We are raising a generation for the future.
At this summit, we will examine the critical responsibilities of the home and the school in shaping Generation Next. We will explore practical pathways for developing informed, skilled and intentional parents and educationists who can nurture young people to become responsible citizens, innovative thinkers, entrepreneurs, ethical professionals and transformational leaders in their various spheres of endeavour.
THE CALL is not just a title. It is an invitation.
An invitation to rethink how we raise children.
An invitation to strengthen the partnership between parents and teachers.
An invitation to move beyond preparing children merely for examinations and employment, towards preparing them for leadership, enterprise, citizenship and meaningful contribution to society.
If you are a parent, guardian, teacher, school proprietor, educationist, educational leader or stakeholder in the future of our children, this summit is for you.
Let us gather. Let us learn. Let us rethink. Let us engage. Let us act.
Because the future of a nation is not only decided in government offices.
It is shaped every day in homes and classrooms.
Join us at the National Parents and Teachers Summit Abuja for THE CALL
Where information becomes vision,
vision becomes responsibility,
and responsibility becomes transformation.
