Governance
The briefs so far released by the Federal Ministry of Education and made available to the public say little about the products of the Universal Basic Education (UBE) Scheme with respect to those who, for cognitive or financial reasons cannot... More
Pre-primary education has become popular strategy to protection drop-out from formal education of children all over the world. Early Childhood Development (ECD) and pre-primary education are widely recognized as having a significant impact on... More
Government expenditure on education in Nigeria is categorized under the social and community services sector. The importance of education in national development cannot be overemphasized hence its cardinal position in various objectives of most... More
A census and survey of schools in selected poor areas of Lagos State explored the nature and extent of private education, and compared inputs to public and private schooling. Of all schools (71%) were found to be private, with more unregistered... More
Early childhood education is considered by many societies and individuals to be beneficial to young children for their educational development from school-entry age. This type of education was given official recognition by the Federal Government... More
A blueprint is a springboard for achieving target goals in any given endeavor. In 1986, a blueprint was prepared by the National Planning Committee on Education for the Gifted and Talented Children in Nigeria. Any form of defect recorded while... More
The federal government of Nigeria has recently introduced School Based Management Committees (SBMCs) in every primary and Junior Secondary School in Nigeria. This reflects a trend in international development for devolved school management and... More
Following the results of the Ife Six-Year Primary Project designed to use an indigen- ous Nigerian language as a medium of instruction in primary schools, some sugges- tions have been made to introduce it in all Nigerian primary schools. This... More
For a variety of reasons, detailed knowledge of expenditures on education across all tiers of government and all levels of education in Nigeria has decreased over the past four decades.As a result, the information base is very weak for debates... More