Ademola Francis Sanda

Over time, the public has had an outcry over the state of learners’ performances apportioning blame on various stakeholders, especially the teacher. The teacher has been blamed for ineffectiveness in the implementation of the school curriculum. Looking at the work of the teacher, he/she is seen juggling through series of tedious complex activities in a bid to making the realization of educational goals through the implementation of the curriculum. However, teacher motivation, which is one of the most important factors in the effective implementation of the curriculum, remains somehow without much emphasis in societal and polity discourse. Rather, the teacher is faced with motivation-based challenges that tend to impinge on the effective implementation of the curriculum. Thus, this paper has identified outstanding teacher motivational challenges as well as suggested various ways for motivating teachers if the curriculum must be effectively implemented

The decline in Nigeria economy compared to other emerging African states has been traced to its overdependence on a monotonous source of development. In spite of the huge amount of foreign exchange derived mainly from oil and gas resources, the challenge of actualizing an improved and sustained economy heightens as the downturn in oil and gas sector continues. The potential role of art in the present day Nigerian economy calls for a critical examination as the nation economy needs to be diversified from crude oil source. This review analyses several indices on the recent boom in the visual art sector and its implication for the present day Nigeria economy.