Millennium Development Goals and the Universal Primary Education in Nigeria (A Case Study oflbadan North Local Government, Oyo State)
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Tile irqlortance and linkage of education to the development of any society is well kno"vn It is in recognition of
this irqlortance that the international comm.nUty and goveftlil'Ents all over tre world have rmde corrmitrrents
:fur citizens to have access to education while also irqlroving on the quality of education Hence, this study
:fucuses on education, part:icularly achieving Universal Primary Education under the auspices of the Millennium
De-v-eloprrent Goals in Nigeria with Oyo State as the case study. Tile data requi-ed for this study were gathered
through the use of iru;trumerts of questionnaires. 1be study revealed :fuctors affecting qualitativ-e education
which include inadequate funding, inexperienced and lackluster teachers coupled with norrrrentally stinulating
teaching trethods. Based on the findings, the study recomrrended the following (a) thorough trainings of
teachers through workshops and seminars (b) the state government should :involve IIDre privileged individuals
through its 'Adopt a Schoof program(c) the syllabus shouJd be rmdified to acconn:rndate the developtrent and
the acquisition of relevant skills (d) schools should be effectively and frequently rmnitored by the necessary
body (e) rreasu-es should be taken to discourage students from ha\>vking on the streets after schools hours. this
however should be replaced by taking after school lessons. 1bese recornnendations are expected to irqlrove the
decaying educational standards in Nigeria.
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JA Political science (General)