Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Communications, Professor Dora Akunyili has endorsed the book ‘17 Secrets of High flying students’ written by Nigeria’s foremost inspirational speaker and nation builder, Fela Durotoye.

In a letter of endorsement dated March 9, 2010, Professor Akunyili described the book as “a timely intervention to the much needed transformation in our nation’s education sector”.

In her words, “Without a doubt, the book has what it takes to assist students with uninspiring results transform into scholars”. The highly respected minister said “I have found the book 17 Secrets of High Flying Students to be a good tool for presenting the principles that guarantee academic excellence”

In his response, the author of the book, Nigeria’s foremost nation builder, Fela Durotoye, thanked the minister for her kind endorsement and assured of continued efforts and projects aimed at building Nigeria’s into the world’s centre for academic excellence and the most desirable nation to live in by December 31, 2025.

According to Durotoye, “the endorsement is hugely important; coming from someone like Mrs Akunyili who we all know is a champion of positive development and change in our nation.

It is even more important coming at a time when Nigeria’s education sector is in dire need of a major intervention. We intend to leverage on this to continue in our quest to make Nigeria the world’s centre for academic excellence by 2025”.

Mrs. Akunyili believes that “the values and principles presented in the book are very much in line with the values we seek to instill through our current rebranding program”.

Notable Nigerians who have endorsed the book include Former Education Minister, Dr. Oby Ezekweli, who said she looks forward to seeing the book in the hands of every child in Nigeria and Pastor Enoch Adeboye of the Redeemed Christian Church of God. Other endorsers include Pastor Paul Adefarasin and many others.

The 17 Secrets of High Flying Students is a widely acclaimed book that delievers secrets of academic excellence to students presented in simple stories that convey the message effectively. It has generated several testimonials and has sold hundreds of thousands of copies around the world.