the world, located in West Africa, bordered
by Republic of Benin on the west, Niger on
the north, northeast by Chad and east by
CameroonNigeria is blessed with a lot of ethnic group;
Yoruba, Hausa and Igbo being the most
recognized
The system of education in Nigeria
(Primary) is called Universal Basic
Education (UBE) which is a replacement of
the Universal Primary Education (UPE) in
order to improve the first nine years of
schooling.
which include the 6 years primary education
and
The formal education system in Nigeria
includes:
6 years of primary schooling
3 years of junior secondary schooling
3 years of senior secondary schooling, and
4 years of university education, finally
directing toward a bachelor’s level degree in
the majority of the subjects.
The annual term of school in Nigeria is ten
months, and is sectioned into three ten- to
twelve-week periods, each at the pre-
primary, primary, junior and senior
secondary stages.
History of Education in Nigeria
Prior to the arrival of western education in
Nigeria, education has been informal majorly
from the family and immediate society,
where children are taught about culture,
social activities and work. These
educational activities made up for majority
of what the upcoming ones learn.
The entrance of the Europeans into Nigeria,
brought along European western Education
in the 1840s. In the western part of the
country western education was encouraged
by the Missionaries.
The Northern part of Nigeria, majorly
populated by Muslims, western education
was prohibited giving way to Islamic school
that focused primarily on Islamic education..
Prior to Nigeria’s Independence, Only two
Established Post Secondary Institution were
available, Yaba Higher College (Now Yaba
College of Technology founded in 1934) and
the University of Ibadan, founded in 1948.
Post Independence brought about the major
development of education in Nigeria, with
increase in the number of primary,
secondary schools, teachers college and
Polytechnics and Universities.
The cost of Tertiary education is constantly
on the increase and the educational system
is in need of improvement and innovation to
move it forward from the current state.
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