Primary school education in Nigeria...
As the MDG conference starts in New York tomorrow, this article in today's Observer reminds us that nearly half (19.2 million) of all Nigerian primary-age children don't have the opportunity to go to school. This quote gives a good picture of how poor the quality of teaching is for those that are lucky enough to get an education:
"Two years ago, the education commissioner of Nigeria's Kwara state revealed that nearly 20,000 of the state's teachers had been made to sit tests in English and maths designed for nine- and 10-year-olds, but only seven of the teachers could reach the minimum attainment level."
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OMG, that's scary!
I wonder how teachers in the private sector would fare, if they have the same tests. Probably just marginally better? Now that would make snotty nosed 'elita -nigeria' reeeeaaaally mad! All that money down the drain. Tut,tut.
Education standards falling, is nothing surprising.
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Paragraph 3 (from the above link), describes this phenomenon well, and the context in which it thrives in today's Nigeria.
On the topic of millennium development goals (MDG). Nigeria currently has no chance of meeting the MDGs. They only signed up so as not to be the "odd man out". They were merely going through the motions, as usual they aren't committed to these goals, just time wasting...
Target 7C:
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Here is the full listing of the MDGs
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Ghana (Africa's pace setter) is well on it's way to attaining these goals.
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We can compare that to how Nigeria is performing in just one aspect of the MDGs.
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If clean water and minimal standard of sanitation can't be delivered, what hope for education, or even meeting the rest of the MDGs? The government alone are not solely to blame,the public is also responsible.
We have serious educational problems in Nigeria, but using education (or more precisely a lack thereof) in the North to epitomize the state of Nigerian education is stark bunkers.
"We have serious educational problems in Nigeria, but using education (or more precisely a lack thereof) in the North to epitomize the state of Nigerian education is stark bunkers."
WOW! way to continue the "us vs. them" mentality that most Nigerians have against the North. Whether you like it or not, they are citizens of the republic so go take that high handed, snobbish attitude of yours somewhere else.
Just saw a report on CNN saying that 9m school kids not being educated and only 2% of our oil revenues would solve the problem. I somehow do not see that happening as I am sure that could be better spent on new presidential jets.
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