REPOSITIONING WESTERN EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN CONTEMPORARY NIGERIA
Ele Samson
Department of History
Gombe State University, Gombe State, Nigeria.
E-mail: elesamson@gmail.com
Abstract: The paper examines the significance of western education in Nigeria in the 21st century with a view of demonstrating that its potentials are yet to be maximally tapped to facilitate industrialization and national development. This has been exacerbated by challenges such as inadequate infrastructure, under funding, corruption, epistemological colonialism and others. The paper advocates the transformation of the educational sector to align with the contemporary needs of the nation.