Towards Addressing Primary Education Crisis in North-East Nigeria-Juniper Publishers
Annals of Social Sciences & Management Studies-Juniper Publishers Policy Brief Executive Summary a) Nigeria has the highest number of out of school children in the world, and most of its primary schools are ill-equipped [1]. b) Low levels of education in north-east Nigeria have also been exacerbated by the Boko Haram insurgency, as a result of which 1,400 schools were damaged, more than one million children forced out of school, while 2,295 teachers have been killed [1,2]. c) Primary education is a basic right and its availability in post-conflict communities can provide life- saving information, protect children from trafficking, and recruitment by armed groups. d) Considerable effort is needed to ensure that children deprived of educational facilities as a result of the Boko Haram insurgency are given access to alternative schools, as well as develop a long- term programme together with the Nigerian government and local communities to rehabilitate the education sector in th...