THE MILLENNIUM LEADERS: SITUATING SECONDARY EDUCATION MANAGEMENT IN NIGERIA IN THE ERA OF ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY

Effective management of secondary education in Nigeria is crucial, given its role in shaping the future of the youth, but it is faced with significant challenges. These challenges include inadequate funding, teacher shortages, infrastructure issues, outdated curricula, brain-drain, bureaucracy, security concerns, and institutional corruption. To this effect, this paper x-rayed the contribution of millennium leaders in situating secondary education in Nigeria in the era of economic uncertainty. The paper identified and suggested ways to tackle some of these challenges confronting management of secondary education in Nigeria. To get back Nigeria?s education on track, millennium leaders have a lot of roles to play. These roles include among others policy formulation and implementation, quality assurance, research and innovation, teacher training and professional development. In implementing these measures, millennium leaders can contribute to the transformation of secondary education, ultimately driving the country's progress and prosperity.

Millennium Leaders, Education Management, Secondary Education, Economic Uncertainty,

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