This paper examined peace education in Nigeria, putting into cognizance the challenges and strategies, especially in schools and societies. The concepts of education, peace, and peace education were examined. The paper went further to look at the existence of peace in society, which called for peace education and how it affected national development. Therefore, the article identifies the multidisciplinary agencies that can be involved and interacted with in order to promote peace education for national development. It was, however, concluded that peace education was not accorded high respect in Nigeria. It was suggested that qualified consultants from educational institutions and universities should be involved in drawing up of relevant syllabi for the various courses to make police officers and other security agencies meet the current needs of the force.