Sixty-five years after independence, Nigeria’s education sector still struggles to live up to its promise as the foundation of national development. Despite numerous reforms and policies, classrooms remain underfunded, teachers underpaid, and students caught in a recurring cycle of strikes and poor learning conditions.
The gulf between government promises and actual delivery continues to widen, reflecting deep-rooted fiscal disparities, decaying infrastructure, and a lack of consistent leadership.
Education stakeholders believe that the nation’s education crisis is not merely a matter of resources, but of willpower and accountability. While leaders continue to make lofty pledges, the real task lies in restoring teacher morale, modernizing learning systems, and ensuring policies translate into tangible progress.
The future of Nigeria’s education depends on fulfilling old commitments, not creating new ones, bridging the long-standing gap between rhetoric and reality.
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