Universal Basic Education: Panacea For Illiteracy And Poverty In Nigeria
Keywords:
Nigeria, Universal Basic Education, low literacy, povertyAbstract
Acute poverty and low literacy level in Nigeria are major impediments to
development as vast majority of the people in the country do not have access to
literacy, to acquire necessary knowledge and skills that will enable them to
tackle their socio-economic problems. This study aimed at reviewing the
relationship between illiteracy, poverty and Universal Basic Education in
Nigeria. Basic achievement of Universal Basic Education and the associated
problems were identified. The paper also analyzed the strategies for eradicating
illiteracy and poverty in Nigeria through basic education, and was of the opinion
that the government should prioritize basic education as the foundation on which
illiteracy and poverty can be eliminated.
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