Nigerian Blackboard: Advancement of (Secondary) Education in Nigeria

Abstract

Nigerian Blackboard is an attempt to summarize the educational development of Nigeria over the past four hundred years. The focus is on secondary education. So vast a body of information falls within this area that attention has been focused on major events, establishments, and needs of this emerging nation. In Nigeria, the main instrument of development has been that of Western education. In this light, the author has attempted to present an understanding of the past and current educational situation in Nigeria.