Federal Government Reintroduces History As Compulsory Subject

The Federal Government has reintroduced Nigerian History arsenic a compulsory taxable successful the nationalist basal acquisition curriculum.

The Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa, alongside the Minister of State for Education, Professor Suwaiba Sai’d Ahmad, who disclosed this, expressed profound gratitude to President Bola Tinubu for championing the landmark betterment nether the Renewed Hope Agenda.

They emphasised that History is not simply a grounds of the past but a captious instauration for shaping liable and patriotic citizens.

A property connection by the Director of Press and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Education, Folasade Boriowo, said for the archetypal clip successful decades, Nigerian pupils volition survey Nigerian History continuously from Primary 1 done Junior Secondary School 3 portion students SSS 1 -3 volition larn the recently developed taxable Civic and Heritage Studies, which integrates Nigerian History with Civic Education.

“This innovative attack ensures learners recognize the nation’s communicative portion cultivating the values of citizenship, responsibility, and service.

“Primary 1–6: Pupils volition research Nigeria’s origins, heroes and heroines, accepted rulers and institutions, taste heritage, governmental evolution, geography, environment, economy, religions, assemblage administration, and post-independence governance.

“Junior Secondary School (JSS1–JSS3) Students volition survey Civic and Heritage Studies, covering topics specified arsenic aboriginal Nigerian civilisations, pre-colonial states, West African empires, trans-Saharan trade, European contacts, amalgamation, the independency movement, and antiauthoritarian governance blended with civic values to fortify individuality and nationalist unity,” she said.

She quoted the Ministers arsenic saying that the betterment represented a priceless acquisition to the nation, reconnecting children with their roots portion inspiring pride, unity, and committedness to Nigeria’s development, adding that embedding civic acquisition into the caller program volition equip learners with the cognition and values indispensable to respect diversity, uphold institutions, and lend positively to society.

According to her, the Ministry has officially released the revised Nigerian History Curriculum for Primary 1–6 and JSS1–3. To guarantee effectual implementation, she said it volition collaborate with stakeholders to supply resources, retrain teachers, and fortify monitoring and valuation frameworks.

“This broad program is designed to rekindle pridefulness successful Nigeria’s past, nurture civic consciousness, and hole young Nigerians with the cognition and values required for liable nation-building.

“The Federal Government calls connected parents, educators, and communities to clasp this historical betterment arsenic a shared work successful raising patriotic, disciplined, and forward-looking citizens,” she added.