Nigeria, Aug. 7 -- Nigerian students have been advised to think positively about themselves and do whatever they can to overcome self-doubt in order to succeed.

The Premium Times editor for South-south and South-east Nigeria, Cletus Ukpong, gave the advice on 31 July in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, at the 2025 graduation ceremony for secondary school students and pupils of Jevic Schools, Uyo.

Mr Ukpong presented the graduation lecture.

"As young students, society has unfortunately set you up against many unfair and unjustified obstacles, with very poor attention to education, high cost of living, decayed public infrastructure, debased moral values, increasing rates of poverty and hunger, and the high rate of crimes like kidnappings and robber...