ANALYSIS OF TOPICAL EDUCATIONAL ISSUES DOMINATING ACADEMICCONFERENCES, SUMMITS, WORKSHOPS AND MEDIA DISCUSSIONS IN NIGERIA

Abstract

In an era defined by the rapid global educational development, education has emerged as a powerful tool for public engagement, awareness creation, transformation and human development but Nigerian
education system is facing a number of problems that undermine its progress. Evidently there is governments’ negligence of the education sector, the situation that exacerbating existing societal problems and invariably making Nigeria as a dynamic growth market for international outbound studies. This is largely due to the unmet demand of many students and failure to deliver the resources that accommodate the demand. The methodology of this paper sentenced on ideas, books, journals and other relevant documents it discusses and analyses topical issues dominating the Nigerian educational events, such as: quality education and learning outcomes, insecurity and its impact on education, out-of-school children crisis, brain drain and emigration of academic talent, technological integration and digital gap, policy inconsistency and political intervention, funding and budget allocation, curriculum reform, inclusive education and gender disparities, adaptive pedagogy in the 21  century, morality and discipline in education, innovation and vocational education, sustainable development, artificial intelligence in education, and entrepreneurial skills acquisition. Part of the suggestions, it offers that from the dumped various expert committees’ reports and recommendations on education governments shall search the best for implementation in the best interest of country; and through fostering partnership among governments and education stakeholders is among others means to drive meaningful change in Nigerian education.