Managing the Educational System for Quality Improvement and Job Creation among Youth in Nigeria

In recent times, the Nigerian educational system has witnessed some drastic reforms. This paper highlights some of the major reforms that have taken place especially in response to a number of international human rights instruments that provide for education as a fundamental human right to all. The paper further discusses some of the challenges facing education in Nigeria and which is making it difficult for good quality education that is all empowering and capable of bringing about sustainable development to be achieved. Therefore, this paper examines how the role of education and how it could help in job creation in Nigeria. The challenges of quality education were also discussed. Finally, the paper advanced some suggestions on how to overcome the challenges so as to reduce unemployment and enhances job creation in Nigeria. Finally, it offered some suggestions on how to overcome these challenges.