EDUCATION IN NIGERIA: LOCATING THE EPICENTRE FOR LASTING SOLUTION
Abstract
The word epicentre is a location on the earthquake. The point where an earthquake or
underground explosion originate or it is surface directly above where the earthquake
originates in the tectonic plate boundary. It is the focus point inside the earth where ripples
start. The word epicentre will be better explained by geographer or geologist (Wikipedia). I
will liken the word as used in the theme of this year conference, that there has been ripples,
explosion by the passage of seismic waves in education sector in this country. The topic x-ray
volcanic eruptions, explosions, landslides, avalanches and rusting rows in Nigeria education
system.Nigeria as a country is bedeviled with challenges of great decay in education sector
which culminated in some areas like public examinations which has been burdened by series
of complex problems. Accountability in higher education has compelled Federal
Government to enact the tertiary education Trust Fund Act 2011 (TETFUND) (Femi Falana,
2018).
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