Nigeria has 18.5 million out-of-school children, with Kano State accounting for 1.9 million, the highest rate in the country, according to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in a 2022 survey.

Architect Ali Hassan is a young entrepreneur who was born and raised in Kano. He studied architecture in Italy, with a global perspective and local passion. In this interview, he speaks on the ...