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Abstract

This paper examines the possibility of Nigeria to be counted among the achievers of the World best 20 in knowledge based economy Vision 20:2020. Focusing on the attainment in Science, Technology and Mathematics education. The paper concerned specifically with the various teaching methodologies employed by teachers in Science, Technology and Mathematics (STM) classrooms that could be of significant impact on students’ academic performance as a panacea to vision 20:2020. The paper recommends that Nigeria must design a plan that would sustain and protect the nation’s educational reforms processes in STM. And donations received from international donors such as World Bank (WB), United Nation Educational Scientific, Cultural and Organization (UNESCO) and others should be judiciously utilized, valuated and assessed regularly to see if target and goals are being achieved.