On August 6, the Federal Government renamed the Ministry of Science and Technology as Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation. Also, Nigeria is yet to achieve the 60:40 ratio in enrolments for science and technology versus arts/humanities, as interest in mathematics, science and technical studies is decreasing. The Federal Government’s policy and implementation of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) is not clear. President Muhammadu Buhari had in the wake of his re-election pledged to focus on education, particularly science education among girls. According to her, the lack of encouragement of young women and girls to develop interests in STEM poses a big obstacle.

Source: The Guardian November 25, 2021 10:39 UTC