IWF

Author(s):
Ambali Rasheed, akanbi107@gmail.com,
Alabi Abdullah, alabi.abdullahi@kwasu.edu.ng,

Abstract: Peace and conflict studies as a discipline have no doubt become a global necessity. Its imperativeness is not unconnected with the fact that the two concepts relate to the conditions that define and determine human existence and well- being in contemporary international community. Many conditions today serve as threat to peace and security and therefore make it a sine-qua-non for its understanding as a way of achieving peace, stability and development in the human society. Conflict and insecurity appeared to have found negative place in post independent Nigeria. Consequently, the need for its study and understanding has become necessary. One major strategy for addressing this is through education in peace and conflict management for sustainable national development. It is in the light of the above that this paper examines in specific terms peace education and national development in Nigeria with a view to identifying the nexus between education for peace and development. Qualitative research method by means of consulting literature as a means of data gathering was adopted for the study. The study reveals that in virtually all human societies, religion has always been a very sensitive issue. It also reveals that there is an incontrovertible connection between peace education and national development most especially in a plural society like Nigeria. The study further discovered that religion is being used as instruments of oppression and deceit in Nigerian politics since independence. The paper therefore submitted that for the country to occupy its rightful position in the comity of nations there is need for its government to intensify efforts in the development of curriculum on peace and conflict studies in primary, secondary and tertiary institutions for sustainable peace and development.