MANY milestones heralded Nigeria’s education before 1960. We would step back 17 years before independence to take the report.

Nigeria celebrates half a century of independence today. In an individuals life, that would be 50 years of growth from a toddler through adolescence into adulthood and then maturity. That is the so-called “golden jubilee’ at which success or progress is measured and celebrated. But for Nigeria as a country, it is not clear what we are celebrating today; is it success, progress or maturity?