Nigeria's educational crisis: Language policy may hold the key to STEM success

    Prof. Francis Egbokhare | Opinion | Jun 23, 2025    
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Nigeria's educational system faces a linguistic crisis that we have been reluctant to acknowledge. While we obsess over pedagogy, teacher training, and curriculum reform, our students continue to fail JAMB examinations and struggle with STEM subjects at alarming rates.

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