Infrastructural Development in Nigeria: A Panacea for Transforming Educational Sector for Sustainable National Development

Abstract

One of the challenges facing education in Nigeria is the death of infrastructure due to poor/inadequate funding. The aim of this paper is to look at the development of infrastructure in Nigeria as a panacea for transforming educational sector for sustainable national development. This paper discusses government expenditure on the educational sector, its effects on infrastructural development and the quality of graduates. Data from secondary sources as cited in some literatures were used for the discussion. It was observed that within the period of 1999-2014 reviewed, the funding and budgetary allocation to education sector fall short of the 26% recommended by United Nation Educational, Social and Cultural Organization(UNESCO) and do not commensurate with the level of expansion in the sector. To surmount this challenge of underfunding and the death of infrastructure, the paper recommended that educational institutions should look inward by devising a way of generating income internally through commercial ventures and publicprivate partnership.