The right of a Child to education has been recognized as fundamental to
the growth of the society. In line with this, various laws have been passed in
order to ensure that every Nigerian child gets the required formal education
he/she needs to be able to survive and contribute actively and positively to
the society, as well as to possibly eradicate the problem of illiteracy in the
country. But although these laws have been passed, certain problems have
proven to be detrimental to the achievement of this cause, and thereby
hindering the maximum achievement of the goal of ensuring every
Nigerian’s attainment of a good level of formal education. This paper aims
to shed light on some issues serving as hindrance to the achievement of this
cause while also creating awareness on some salient issues with regards to
the primary educational system in Nigeria.