Addressing Cultism in Nigerian Tertiary Institutions

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Cultism is one of the problems plaguing the Nigerian educational system, which preventseffective teaching and learning. Since education is the most effective tool for achieving overalldevelopment in the nation, the impact of cultism in the educational system leaves a lot to bedesired. As a result, the aim of this paper is to investigate the crippling effects of cultism on theeducational system. The paper examines the dimensions of cultism, its destructive nature atspecific levels of education, the causes and spread of cultism and other cult-related activities onNigerian campuses. The paper proposes recommendations that include a mass reorientationagainst violent acts in Nigerian schools using moral and religious teaching, provision of socialassistance in schools, as well as enacting and implementing stricter rules. All theserecommendations will transform the Nigerian higher institutions into a baston of growth as statedin the National Policy on Education, which views education as the best instrument for nationaldevelopment.