The Nexus between Social Moral Values and Functional Education System in Nigeria

Chukwuebuka Dr. NJOKU, Darlington Chikodi Agundu and Micheline Taku-mbi Tambe
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Chukwuebuka Dr. NJOKU: Division of General Studies and Digital Literacy, Federal University of Allied Health Sciences, Enugu
Darlington Chikodi Agundu: Department of Educational Foundations, University of Nigeria, Nsukka
Micheline Taku-mbi Tambe: Department of Educational Foundations, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 2025, vol. 9, issue 7, 707-713

Abstract: Nigeria is regarded as one of the most corrupt countries in the world. In 2024, Nigeria was ranked 140th out of 180 countries on Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index. This means, it scores 26 out of 100 on the Index. This is based on how the country’s public sector is perceived. The public sectors are manned by individuals who are morally low. Moral values are disregarded and civil servants collect bribes, show nepotism and have low commitment to their work. The issues of ritual killings, internet fraud (YahooYahoo), blood shedding, kidnappings, sexual promiscuity, dishonesty among others make Nigeria a terrible place to live. To reverse this trend, this paper argues that Nigerian education system should be made functional. A functional education is meant to solve the society’s problems and challenges. Published articles and papers were studied and analyzed. It shows that every nation uses her education system to correct anomalies not desired. It also reveals that Nigerian education system is equally infested with morality issues such as exchange of sex for grade and certificate racketeering. The authors concluded and made recommendations one of which is that all educational stakeholders must live up to their expectations to reverse the trend.

Date: 2025
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