Introduction
Education has remained a social process in capacity building and maintenance of society for decades. It is a weapon for acquiring skills, relevant knowledge and habits for surviving in our changing world. Education has become one of the most powerful weapons known to man for reducing poverty and inequality in modern societies. It is also used for laying the foundation for a sustainable growth and development of any nation. Education is a vital instrument in development; the National Policy on Education (1998) refers to it as an instrument "par excellence" for effecting national development. President Obasanjo’s government initiated a 10-year plan for Nigeria which will provided a framework for the future development of education in support of Nigeria’s national aspiration to be among the 20 top world economies by the year 20:20.
Education has an immense impact on the human society. One can safely assume that a person is not in the proper sense till he is educated. It trains the human mind to think and take the right decision. In other words, man becomes a rational animal when he is educated. It is through education that knowledge and information is received and spread throughout the world. An uneducated person cannot read and write and hence he is closed to all the knowledge and wisdom he can gain through books and other mediums. Education constitutes the core of human development. It opens up opportunities for both individual and group empowerment. It is a vital tool for transformation and the key to the sustainable development of a nation. Human capacity development anchored on strong learning systems is central to the attainment of Vision 20:20-20. Education is the most crucial instrument for empowering young people with knowledge and skills which in turn provide them access to productive employment in future (FGN, 2010).
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