"Why is Nigeria getting everything wrong? Our missteps are a legion. From the abolition of teachers grade II, A-Level etc. Now the country seeks to scrap NECO, castrate JAMB and strengthen the ingrained inefficiencies and monopoly of WAEC. We must know that the so called human capital is all about education. We cannot harness our human capital if those humans are uneducated or miseducated. The consequences of a poorly educated populace are dire, especially for a country desperately in need of foreign investment with a literacy rate of less than 60%. No matter how you dissect it, there is no short cut to national greatness. No nation can achieve meaningful socio-economic, political, technological and cultural advancement without solid educational investment in its citizens. With incessant policy rollbacks, poor funding and lack of direction; how can we expect to equip our youth with the necessary attitudes, knowledge and skills that will enable them contribute meaningfully to national and human development and compete on the global stage? "
Education In Nigeria: The Missteps, The Gaps (Part One) By Bamidele Ademola-Olateju
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