Sustainable Development Challenges in Nigeria: The Role of Science Education

The school stands to be the foundation of every development in the 21st century of any nation. Nigeria got independence 59 years ago, and the issue of sustainable development is still elusive due to many challenges as a result of poor education, lack of good governance and corruption. The present thesis argues that the best way to achieve sustainable development is to pay attention to three critical areas. These are teacher and teacher education programme, developing the entrepreneurial skills of science students and lastly enhancing students' scientific literacy. The script asserted that present infrastructure in schools, governance and corrupt-laden society would not be ironclad for the three areas. The paper viewed that sustainable development depends on the school to produce creative youths who are employable through quality science teachers, sound entrepreneurial skills and high scientific literacy. The conclusion is that the nation should prioritize entrepreneurial skills and other employability skills in the science curriculum.