ASK AND YOU SHALL ADVANCE
By Akin Ojumu All human advancements start with a thought. The road to a better society begins with a mustard seed of idea that, when properly watered and nurtured, grows to become a forest of innovation. Ideas become life transforming innovations when people are free to ask questions and bold enough to challenge assumptions. No one ever moves forward by standing on the same spot. Inventions don’t happen until the status quo is made subject to thoughtful examination and critical investigation. The people that make discoveries are the ones who ask questions and make inquiries. This process of probing realities and questioning certainties is what is called research. In broad terms, research is, according to Merriam-Webster Dictionary, “ investigation or experimentation aimed at the discovery and interpretation of facts, revision of accepted theories or laws in the light of new facts, or practical application of such new or revised theories or laws.” There