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Abstract
The paper explored the problems militating against development of non-formal education in Nigeria. The paper used secondary data. The secondary data were collected from both print and online publications. Content analysis was used to analyze the selection of literature for the study. The paper concluded that inadequate funding, inadequate professional teachers, inadequate infrastructural facilities, insecurity, inadequate data to plan, inadequate instructional materials and poor capacity building programme are the problems militating against development of non-formal education in Nigeria. To solve the challenges, the following were recommended; an increment in the funding of non-formal education in the Nigeria by the government. Employment of more professional teachers and deploy to all public non-formal education institutions in Nigeria. Provision of adequate infrastructural facilities to all public non-formal education institutions in Nigeria and provision of adequate security to all public non-formal education institutions in Nigeria.