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The objective of the study is to examine educating strategies and economic viable of help self in the 21st century. The research method adopted for this study was logical reasoning. The study maintained that as a nation we ought to move beyond asking whether students can reproduce what they learned in school. The question should be how creatively students can use what they know, and whether they can extrapolate from it and apply their knowledge in another context. UNICEF statistics on Education in Nigeria has it that “Nigeria’s population growth has put pressure on the country’s resources, public services, and infrastructure”. With children under 15 years of age accounting for 45% of the 211,772,942 million populations, the burden on education has become overwhelming with about 70%, Nigeria now has 13.2 million out of school children the world’s highest number. 60% of those children are in northern Nigeria. The finding revealed that to fulfill their human potential and lead their communities and economies, students must not only master a foundation of facts and concepts, but also be able to apply, extend, and expand on that knowledge. They must develop 21st century, transversal skills that enable them to work independently as self-driven, life-long learners and innovators. The study recommend that increase alignment with workforce needs, including an increase in entrepreneurial skills and skills that drive innovation and new job development for the knowledge economy. Inclusion, The only rational course for the nation is to turn to educating self for economic viability and revisit the purpose of education in nation building.
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