The Impact and Challenges of N-Power Teach on Secondary School Education in Kogi State, Nigeria

Abstract

This paper investigates the impact and the challenges of the N-Power Teach, a Social Intervention Programme of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration on secondary schools in Kogi state. The study was conducted in Kogi state, Northcentral, Nigeria. Data were collected through in-depth interviews and secondary sources, while the interview data were analyzed thematically. Findings from the study revealed that the impact of the programme on secondary school education in Kogi state include the provision of new relevant skills in teaching, improving academic performance, and fill-in for the shortage of school teachers. While some of the challenges of the progamme in Kogi state include; delays in payment of stipends to beneficiaries, lack of commitment to N-power teaching, and weak synergy between N-power beneficiaries and secondary schools among other. The study also provides some strategic recommendations such as the provision of adequate and timely payment of stipends, and synergy between the N-power scheme and other non-government organizations.