As Nigeria celebrates sixty-four years of independence, the education sector has been identified as crucial to the country’s future development.
The National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools, NAPPS Nigeria, gave the evaluation in a statement that reflected on the progress made from Independence to over a year into President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
The statement signed by the National President of NAPPS Nigeria, Yomi Otubela, and the National Secretary, Ajibade Augustine, said while progress has been made, more work is required to transform the sector into a resilient and high-quality system capable of driving national growth.
It highlighted persistent challenges like inadequate funding, poor infrastructure, and misalignment between education outputs and labour market needs as limiting the full realization of the various government policies.
NAPPS Nigeria noted that under President Tinubu’s administration, several reforms have been introduced to address these long-standing issues, including the ongoing crisis of out-of-school children, with over twenty million Nigerian children not enrolled in formal education.
The Association recommended that the country focus more on increased funding to improve educational infrastructure and learning environments, embrace public-private partnerships, encourage vocational and technical education, enhance teachers’ welfare, and take proactive steps to ensure industrial harmony.