European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine
ISSN 2515-8260 Volume 07, Issue 03, 2020
470
Educational Administration In Nigerian:
Challenges And
The Ways Forward
Ogunode Niyi Jacob
1
, Wama Pajo
2
, Dilmurod Akhmedov
3
1
Federal University Wukari, Nigeria
2
Federal University Wukari, Nigeria
3
Amity University Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Email:
1
Ogunodejacob@gmail.com,
2
Wamazando@gmail.com,
3
mrdilmurodakhmedov@gmail.com
Abstract: Educational administration is key to the realization of educational objectives. It
helps in the systematic arrangement of educational resources to attain the set goals of the
education. It is unfortunate that educational administration in Nigeria is facing numerous
challenges that is preventing it from achieving it objectives. The aim of this article is to
discuss the challenges facing administration of education in Nigeria. The article used
secondary data which was sourced from print material and online publication. This article
identified weak school administrators, lack of data to plan, inadequate funding, inadequate
professional teachers, inadequate infrastructural facilities, institutions Corruption and
insecurity as challenges preventing effective administration of education in Nigeria. To
address the challenges preventing effective educational administration in Nigeria, the
following have been recommended: appointment of competent head for educational
institutions, increase the funding of education, provide adequate infrastructural facilities,
