LAW AND EDUCATIONAL FUNDING IN NIGERIAN EDUCATION SYSTEM

Abstract

Nigeria is grappling with many kinds of developmental problems. One of such problems is 
poor and erratic financial base to start and sustain the developmental sector but most 
importantly on the misuse of law in education and abuse of financial rules and regulations put 
in place for guiding and ensuring the orderly and proper utilization of law. Therefore, this paper 
undertakes to find out how different laws made in Nigeria from colonial period (1882 – 2023) 
till date have affected organization and management of education and funding practices in 
Nigeria. The paper discussed the concept of law, colonial ordinances, sources of funds, 
education law, importance of education law to an administrator, others are funding at different 
levels of education as well as importance of funds in implementing education programmes as 
well as problems and prospects were discussed among others. The researchers observed that 
law and educational funding have not been given the necessary attention it deserves by 
successive governments from colonial era till date but suggested with concern that stringent 
measures should be taken on education laws and systems of funding education in Nigeria for 
more positive imparts that will affect education at all levels qualitatively and quantitatively. 
The paper concluded that more needs to be done and suggestions were illustrated.