10/09/2025
Professor Warns of Growing Threats to Boy-Child Education in Nigeria
Professor Christopher Imumolen has called for urgent attention to boy child education in Nigeria, stressing that the issue has long been overshadowed by the focus on girl child empowerment.
Imumolen made the call Sunday night while speaking on an online program organized by the Boy Child Advancement and Protection Foundation. He accentuated how poverty, cultural expectations, child labor, peer pressure, and weak policies have pushed many boys out of school. He noted that the situation is especially severe in northern Nigeria, where the Almajiri system, insecurity, and religious misinterpretations have left millions of boys without formal education.
According to him, educating boys carries enormous benefits, including reducing crime, fostering stronger families, driving economic growth, and improving national security.
The speaker warned that neglecting the boy child could create a “time bomb” for future instability. Imumolen urged government, civil society, and communities to enforce compulsory education laws, provide support systems, and run advocacy campaigns to ensure boys are not left behind in Nigeria’s development.
At the live program presentation hosted by the Boy Child Advancement and Protection Global, Professor Imumolen sounded the alarm on the growing threats undermining boy-child education in Nigeria. He identified drug addiction, cultism, cybercrime known as “Yahoo Yahoo”, unemployment, and negative peer influence as major drivers of school dropouts among boys.
According to him, these issues have eroded faith in education, with many boys abandoning school for quick-money schemes fueled by social media and poor role models. He stressed that unemployment and lack of economic opportunities further discourage boys from pursuing education, leading to
