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The imperatives of Nigerian education reforms
Our vision is to become an emerging economic model, delivering sound educational policy and management for public good. With this vision comes the expanded role for education as an investment for economic, social and political development. As a tool of empowerment for the poor and the socially marginalized groups; As an effective means of developing the full capacities and potentials of the human resources; And as a veritable means of developing sound intelligent learning societies.
With the above vision statement, the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Education under Mrs. Obiageli Ezekwesili, recently introduced to the nation a structured blueprint for education reform and intervention, documented in the Ministrys white paper titled Vision 2020: The role of the Nigerian Education Sector. Interesting enough, the ongoing reform agenda by the ministry has attracted several reactions, criticisms, and resistance from several quarters including few past leaders under whose watch the education system degenerated to the current comatose state.
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