Nigerian govt orders schools to teach history from September | EduCeleb
Agency Report
21st June 2019
The Federal Government has directed all primary and secondary schools across the country to immediately implement the teaching of history as a standalone subject from the next academic calendar.
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Mr Sonny Echono made this known on Friday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja.
The federal government on June 18 promised the return history to school curriculum while ensuring that all primary school teachers are trained to deliver digital literacy.
Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo had declared at the launch of Education for Justice Programme that the government had kick-started implementation in 12 primary and secondary schools across the six geo-political zones and instructional classes have also commenced.
According to Echono, the directive had already been given and it is automatic that all the schools should implement simultaneously.
“By the next academic calendar, history will be taught as a standalone subject. It is with immediate implementation. So, definitely for the next academic year everybody will fall in line because we already articulated the curriculum and the examination should be done along those lines,” he said.
(NAN)