LASU Education Faculty Calls for Urgent Curriculum Reform at 2nd Distinguished Lecture

Lagos State University (LASU), Faculty of Education, has held its second Distinguished Lecture Series, with renewed calls for continuous curriculum review to align Nigeria’s education system with the realities of artificial intelligence, digital transformation, and evolving labour market demands.

The lecture, held on Wednesday, 3 June 2026, brought together academics, administrators, students, and invited guests to examine how education systems can remain relevant in a rapidly changing global environment.

The Dean of the Faculty of Education, Professor Olugbenga Gabriel Akindoju, opened the session by reaffirming the Faculty’s commitment to sustained intellectual engagement and research-driven dialogue on national development and educational reform.

The Vice-Chancellor, Distinguished Professor Ibiyemi Ibilola Olatunji-Bello, mni, NPOM, represented by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academics), Professor Oseni Taiwo Afisi, highlighted the central role of education in national transformation and reiterated LASU’s commitment to platforms that generate practical solutions to sectoral challenges.

Chairing the event, Professor Samuel Oye Bandele stressed the urgency of reforming Nigeria’s curriculum framework, noting that meaningful progress in education depends on collaboration among stakeholders, policy consistency, and innovation-oriented leadership.

Delivering the lecture titled “Reshaping Education in Nigeria and Securing a Better Future: The Imperatives of Curriculum Reforms and Stakeholders’ Engagement,” Professor Clement Oluseun Fasan warned that the country risks producing graduates who are misaligned with contemporary workforce needs if systemic reforms are not sustained.

He identified major challenges in the sector, including weak policy implementation, limited industry-academia collaboration, and a persistent mismatch between graduate skills and labour market requirements.

Professor Fasan recommended continuous curriculum review, stronger stakeholder engagement, increased investment in teachers and infrastructure, integration of digital tools in teaching and learning, and expansion of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) as key strategies for improving employability and entrepreneurship outcomes.

The event also featured the formal citation and presentation of the lecturer, presentation of a lecture monograph, and award of commemorative plaques to honourees. Goodwill messages were delivered by dignitaries, while the programme concluded with a vote of thanks by the Chairman of the Organising Committee, Professor Oludare Okikiola Olufowobi.

The lecture reinforced growing consensus within the academic community that curriculum reform is no longer optional but essential for positioning Nigeria’s education system for future competitiveness.