Colonial and Missionary Curriculum in Nigeria, 1880 - 1960

There has been call for revamping education system in Nigeria for myriad of reasons. Proponents often argues that the faulty and Eurocentric curriculum method was inherited from the Europeans; either the Christian missionaries or the British Colonial government. It is hard to ignore the deterioration of values, culture, norms and traditions within the society today, the internet may have contributed to this, but our process of imparting knowledge is foreign in ideas and the method is outdated. This study intends to investigate the origin of western curriculum development in Nigeria, whose interest and purpose was it intended to serve. What were the contents of these curriculum and what extent did it improve the indigenous people? Were there efforts by indigenous people to introduce autonomous education system or learning method to reflect indigenous culture?