The Mirage of Administrative Responsibilities in Nigerian School System

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AL-HIKMAH JOURNAL OF EDUCATION, VOL. 6, NO. 1, JUNE, 2019249THE MIRAGE OF LEADERSHIP ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES IN NIGERIAN SCHOOL SYSTEMBYTIJANI, Abdulganiyu Adebayo, PhD:Department of Educational Management, Faculty of Education, University of Ilorin; E-mail: Tijania.abdulganiy@gmail.comAbstractThe objective of this paper is to examine the challenges of the effective leadership administrative responsibilities at all the level of Nigerian education system. The paper examinesthe concept of leadership and assesses the leadership responsibilities in Nigerian school system. The content of this work discussed the mirage and obstacles that militate the effective leadership administrative responsibilities the school system. Among the identified problem are: unreliable data, poor funding, shortage of skilled manpower and industrial crisis. Others include: rapid increase in student enrolment, curriculum deficiency and student indiscipline. The paper recommended that government should make a professional qualified school leaders at all level. The agreement with different educational union should be respected. Teaching facilities and funding should be improved for effective administration.