With an estimated 10 million Nigerian children unable to attend school, education reform in Nigeria has been a key priority for successive Nigerian governments, Rod Smith, the Managing Director for Education at Cambridge University Press has said.
He said, over the last 20 years, the number of schools has almost doubled, and the number of universities more than tripled from 42 in 1990 to 141 in 2015.
According to him, high quality teaching resources are still difficult to access, but Cambridge University Press is working closely with Nigerian authorities to change this. The Press will be offering their expertise to partner local authors and experts to develop a bespoke series of education materials for the Nigerian market.
With over 450 years of experience in publishing, Cambridge University Press are well placed to provide opportunities for Nigerian students to access the best teaching resources – which is key to improving the level of attainment across the whole education spectrum, from primary to higher levels.