The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has stated that Nigeria is off the track as far as achieving the Sustainable Development Goal 4 which is quality education is concerned.
The representative of UNICEF, Saadhna Panday-Soobrayan, stated this recently during the Transforming Education Summit organized by National Universities Commission in Abuja.
Soobrayan also stated that the Coronavirus pandemic worsened Nigeria’s education system which was already struggling with poor access to quality learning and low resilience to shock.
She said; “Additionally, frequent attacks on schools – including abduction of children, who should always be safe in school, has also resulted in prolonged school closures and is contributing to high rates of out-of-school children and low learning outcomes.”
Nigeria’s Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu on his part said the development of education curriculum would focus on skills and entrepreneurship to boost the employability of graduates.
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