Directory of post primary educational institutions in Nigeria, 1980-81.

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Published 1983 by Federal Government Press in Lagos .
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Contributions	Nigeria. FederalMinistry of Education.
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Open Library	OL14393971M

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Recent Curriculum Reforms in Primary and Secondary Schools in Nigeria in the new Millennium Adeneye O. A. Awofala Department of Science and Technology Education, Faculty of Education, University of Lagos Tel: + E-mail: [email protected] Oludola Sarah SopekanCited by: 5. Primary education in Nigeria refers to the education which children receive from the age of 6 years to 11 years plus. It is the foundation level of the educational system which runs for six years, and it is aimed at developing basic literacy, numeracy, communication skills and transmission of the culture of the people to younger generations.

Brief History of Education in Nigeria Long before the Europeans arrived, education had been part of Nigerians. Nigeria had only two established Post-secondary Institution. Yaba Higher college (founded in , Now Yaba College of Technology) and the University of Ibadan was founded in importance of education, history of american. Federal colleges. This is a list of approved federal colleges of education in Nigeria. Institution Location Type Host state Year of establishment Notes Federal College of Education (Special), Oyo: Oyo. were broadened to include free primary education among others. As noted by Anyanwu et al. (), this policy has been reviewed from time to time. Until , the structure of Nigeria education system was 6 years of primary schools, 5 to 7 years of post primary schools (Secondary, Teacher Training College and sixth form) and 4 to 6 yrs of tertiary.

the primary education system which is the foundation stone of other educational levels and infact, the corner stone of national development (Okpala, ). This confirms the submission by the present authors that primary education is the foundation for qualitative higher education in Nigeria. This is because it is the primary education. education (national minimum standards and establishment of institutions) act An Act to deal amongst other things with the specification of various authorities empowered to prescribe minimum standards of education in Nigeria; and to impose penalties for any contravention of its provisions. Nigerian Educational System. The Nigerian educational system has undergone major structure changes over the last 30 years: Before and after the Nigerian independence the Educational System at the primary and secondary levels mirrored the British system, i.e. 6 years of primary education and 5 years secondary and 2 years of higher level / A Levels.