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It is quite obvious that education is one of the extremely important factors of development. Whether we are thinking in terms of safety, economic and social progress, education provides opportunity or possibility depending on circumstances. This paper, therefore, attempts to examine the role of education and language as tools for economic development and fighting insecurity in Nigeria. The paper argued that insecurity is Nigeria’s biggest challenge at the moment and it further noted that most educated people tend to avoid criminal acts that might lead them to humiliation. The paper opined that education and language are desired tools for economic recovery and development since they empower individuals and the nation at large, by providing them with knowledge, skills, values, and attitudes that would transform them and the country for the better. The paper concluded that so long as Nigeria as a country continues to pay lip service to the educational requirements of its citizens, development and progress will elude the nation.
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