Impact of Subsidy Removal on Nigerian Educational System

Abstract

This paper examined the impact of subsidy removal on education with specific reference to school administration, teaching, learning and school supervision. Using secondary data that were collected from print and online publications. The paper concluded that removal of subsidy has negatively affected school administration by increase the cost of running schools, affected teaching programme, learning programme and reduce school supervision activities in Nigerian educational institutions. Based on the impacts identified in the paper, the following are suggested among others that; Governments and other stakeholders should endeavour to come into the aid of schools’ administrators and teachers in terms of school running and teaching programme as subsidy removal has majorly affected their delivery (virtual and physical instructional facilities), training, and majorly on transportation cut across schools (primary, school, and tertiary institution). Also, students are at the receiving end of the learning process, and whatever happens affect them directly thus, the hike of transportation today as been a major determinant of students’ absentee in classes cut across primary, secondary and higher education, thus, governments, stakeholders and philanthropists and all well-wishers should look into the provision of school buses or to subsidize the transport fair for students and make lives meaningful for these younger generations.