# Babs Fafunwa

> Aliu Babatunde Fafunwa. He was the first Nigerian Professor of Education in Nigeria. He was a Nigerian Educationist, Scholar and Former Minister for Education. As Minister, he was in charge of the biggest school system in Africa. He is known for his early writings on the need to re-appraise the inherited colonial epistemological system in Nigeria and to introduce relevant cultural goals, subjects and local languages into the system, in order to accommodate the developmental and cultural pattern of the country. He is also a notable authority on the History of Educational Planning in Nigeria.

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Country:** Nigeria
- **Born:** 1923-09-23
- **Died:** 2010-10-11
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
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