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COUNSELLING IN NIGERIA: AN OVERVIEW BY C.N. UGWUEGBULAM, Ph.D., JP. ALVAN IKOKU COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, OWERRI – IMO STATE, NIGERIA AND CUUU KADURUMBA (Ph.D.) COLLEGE OF FOOD PROCESSING AND STORAGE TECHNOLOGY, MICHAEL OKPARA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE, UMUDIKE, ABIA STATE, NIGERIA HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING IN NIGERIA Man from pre-historic times have been having challenges and solving them. Nigerians in the traditional set-up before the advent of formalized guidance and counselling had problems and they were solving them through what Iwuama (1991, 2003) called traditional guidance. This is any type of assistance given to somebody in need. Their needs were personal, social, vocational or traditional education. The†¦show more content†¦More counsellors from Harvard/USAID were later sent to assist Mr. Ree. In 1966, Njoku (2005) reported that Mr. P. O. Ree organized a workshop on guidance and counselling in which he presented a position paper on the role of a counsellor in a comprehensive school. Another recommendation that impacts in the development of guidance and counselling was the team’s other recommendation that organized and proper guidance and counselling is of fundamental importance. This led to the training of many Nigerian teachers in vocational guidance. Earlier in 1964, t he Federal Ministry of Education organized the first government organised seminar on guidance and counselling and testing. This workshop was organised with a view to capacity build the career masters at that time. The Roman Catholic Mission established and managed a child guidance clinic. The Vocational Guidance Bureau was also opened in Lagos to organize workshops on guidance and counselling for teachers. 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