Abstract:
I wish to start by welcoming everyone to the 14th Annual National
Conference of the School of Education, Federal College of Education Kano. I felt
highly honoured when I received the letter of notification in which I was invited as
a lead paper presenter to this conference. In fact this is a clear testimony that this
college has opened its doors for academic ideas to follow in for the academic
development of its staff. The theme of this conference “Education Transformation
and security Challenges in Nigeria” could not have come at a better time than now
when the country is facing its greatest security challenges since independence.
Building and transforming a single nation out of the a multitude of cultures and
diverse religious, ethnics and tribal groupings encompassed within Nigerian
boundaries is not a small task. Nigeria is by far the most populous country in
Africa, within her boundaries are over 250 ethnic groups with nearly 400
languages spoken. in addition most of the sects of Christianity and Islam are
represented with a wide diversity of indigenous religions. (Bray, Clark and
Stephen, 1986)
