The role of education inspectors was on a high pedestal in the education system in the country as it helped in keeping teachers on their toes, and the teachers their pupils, but today, that quality control measure is downplayed.
While the federal and some state governments still send quality assurance inspectors to public schools, others have completely jettisoned them.
“As a secondary school student then, I remember we had supervisors who regularly came to our classes, and it was usually a tense moment for most of the teachers,” a postgraduate student of the University of Abuja, Oyin Hyacinth, said.
She said her teachers always worked hard to complete the syllabus before examination and even have time for revision for students.