Reforming Nigeria’s Education System: Prioritising Skills and Employability Over Structural Adjustments Vol. 2, Issue 13, 9-15 September, 2025 Executive Summary Nigeria’s education system continues to face persistent challenges despite decades of reform efforts. It currently ranks 150th globally, lagging behind several regional peers, with profound implications for national competitiveness and economic growth. The Federal Government’s […]
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Restoring Public Trust in WAEC: Safeguarding Examination Integrity in Nigeria. Vol. 2 Issue 14 ● 16-22 September 2025 Executive Summary The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) plays a pivotal role in Nigeria’s education system. For over seven decades, it has shaped the academic and career paths of millions of young Nigerians. Yet the 2025 West
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Athena Centre Advocates Data-Driven Governance in Nigeria’s Education System Abuja, Nigeria – 25 September 2025 On 24 September 2025, the Athena Centre for Policy and Leadership, in collaboration with the U.S. Embassy, hosted a landmark virtual educational conference: From Data to Decisions: Adopting Technology to Improve School Administration and Learning Outcomes in Nigeria. The conference
Download the full version Executive Summary This paper explores the complex interplay between mining activities and school dropout rates in Bauchi and Plateau states, Nigeria. Mining is a significant economic activity, yet its social and environmental impacts often go unaddressed. In rural and peri-urban communities, mining displaces families, exposes children to labour, and compromises access
Download the PDF here; Executive Summary Public primary school teachers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, boycotted classes twice in December 2024. The teachers who are protesting the non-implementation of N70,000 minimum wage, among other grievances, embarked on strike in February 2025. Yet again, the tutors have shut down classes in another strike action,
Download the full edition: Executive Summary Ongoing violence in Plateau State – particularly in the Bokkos and Bassa LGAs—has devastated the educational ecosystem. Students in transitional classes (Primary 6, JSS3, SS3) have faced school closures, forced displacement, and psychological trauma. This brief explores the consequences of such violence and offers actionable policy options to ensure
Download PDF version: Speech Delivered by Osita Chidoka at Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Anambra State on the Occasion of the third Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu Lecture Series, On 14 November 2024. The Pro- chancellor/Chairman of the University Governing Council Members of the University Governing Council, Distinguished Vice-Chancellor, Other Principal Officers of the University, Esteemed Professors, Other
By Aliyu Jalal Nigeria’s education sector faces yet another crisis as the possibility of a strike action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) looms, threatening to disrupt academic activities across public universities. The main reasons for the threat remain government’s failure to fulfill previous agreements, including the renegotiation of the 2009 agreement, and
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….It is embarrassing Nigeria is importing education Mr Osita Chidoka, Chancellor of the Athena Centre for Policy and Leadership, has called on Nigerian educational institutions, particularly southeast educators, to reverse the growing ugly trend of importing education that is fast gaining acceptance amongst Nigerians of all classes. Speaking at the Southeast Educators Conference at the
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