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The deplorable state of the ‘educational sector’ in Nigeria calls for urgent interventions. It is a known fact that education is not only considered a human right worldwide, but is a ‘fundamental’ human right. It is also a fundamental truth that every nation in the present world stage and age that does not have education as the prime project considers underdevelopment as an alternative in her agenda.
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Okonkwo, J.I. (2014). Appropriate Language in Education. In: Babaci-Wilhite, Z. (eds) Giving Space to African Voices. Comparative and International Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-734-6_8
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