Nigeria, Nov. 5 -- Education - formal, informal, vocational, and professional - has always been central to a nation's capacity to evolve structurally from a low-skilled economy to an advanced one. Achieving this transformation requires a coherent, policy-driven process anchored on long-term national objectives, shaped by domestic social values, and responsive to global structural changes. Such a policy must be flexible enough to adapt to global dynamics, yet firm enough to preserve its foundational philosophy. Unfortunately, in Nigeria, frequent shifts in the education system have consistently undermined this capacity, creating a persistent struggle to realise the country's industrial ambitions.

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