Islamic education is delivered through mallams (teachers) or ulama, who specialized in religious learning and teaching. The students are generally known as Almajeri. The tools of the education include a slate for copying and reciting the Koran, ink and writing stylus.
Formal And Modern Education
Formal or modern education can be said to have started in Nigeria as far back as 1842 with the Wesley Missionaries in Badagry. At this stage education was focused in the 4Rs namely: reading, writing, arithmetic and religion and prepared the students for job opportunities, as teachers, church evangelists or pastors, clerks and interpreters. The missionaries established primary and secondary schools using these as avenues to teach the gospel and educate formally.