Exploiting the Untapped Potentials of Nigeria Education System
The significance of education in human development cannot be overemphasized. Education has been outlined as an important tool in any human society and it is the sole reason why man develops faster than any other creature. It is the foundation of all human sectors; political, security, medical, agriculture etc. This can be justified by the saying “no nation can rise above the quality of education its citizens receive”. Nigeria with over 180 million populations has over half of her population as youths under the age of thirty. This implies that about 60% of these youth is either studying at undergraduate or postgraduate level. According to the Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB), more than 1.8 million candidates registered for the 2017 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, which denotes that Nigeria is one of the top countries in Africa with the highest number of students. The Nigerian government through the Ministry of Education is carrying out everything in her cap...