The Federal Government has directed all basic and secondary schools across the country to immediately implement the teaching of history as a standalone subject from the next academic calendar.

Sonny Echono, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education 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 has declared at the launch of Education for Justice Programme that 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 Mr Echono, the directive has 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)

Source: https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/336218-nigeria-orders-teaching-of-history-as-standalone-subject.html

I cant wait till they start teaching the civil war. Awe this will be fun. The states could have added history all this while they just didnt deem it important. I commend the federal government for this.

What really is history What do we teach kids about biafra then. From a nigerian angle

The PDP will not like this because generations unborn will learn how they are criminals and ruined Nigeria until PMB came in to save us from collapse. Bloody criminals!

Fed government are just waste talking.

Next.

Blue3k:
I cant wait till they start teaching the civil war. Awe this will be fun. The states could have added history all this while they just didnt deem it important. I commend the federal government for this.

How is teaching the civil war going to solve our problems that are jumping for it?

Who is going to write the texts?

See, no amount of history or compelling evidence can change anything except the people involved are ready and willing to owe up to the truth. Without this, even the most compelling evidence will be lost in controversy.

Look at the international political scene and you will see that politics without conscience is dark art.

About damn time.

Only in Nigeria is a seating president supporting a vice president ... Instead of vice to be supporting the president .... And una expect the country to develop ... We are just servicing the bills of our ancestor .... History student take note

Seeing this I am glad. I hope the civil war won't be removed from the curriculum. And if it is included, the whole story should be well explained. And also how the white took us into slavery. It Is very important

bad idea

Blue3k:
I cant wait till they start teaching the civil war. Awe this will be fun. The states could have added history all this while they just didnt deem it important. I commend the federal government for this.

Good.We are heading back to the drawing table. Restructuring is impending.

That’s commendable, the evils or good deed of our past leaders shouldn’t be hidden. Let’s celebrate heroes and expose villains

bad idea and too late

Hope it's not distorted history?

They should teach the children the truth about what happened during the civil war

Lol waste of time

I hope they have not doctored topics to suit their narrative and distort the truth.


The history should go beyond the amalgamation of Nigeria and teach the students their true origin and how they got stuck in this shiit hole.

It was stopped for years so that the history can be rewrite. I wonder the text books they will lunch for these kids to learn

Dandsome:
Hope it's not distorted history?

They should teach the children the truth about what happened during the civil war

lolz..history na history na..depends on the narratives the teacher hears

This is a good decision. Whoever put a stop to it in the first place deserve a national dishonour.

this should be intresting , the kids wont have to learn falsified history from IndecentStar kanu,

The History of why some certain people can never smell ASO rock, even after 50 years , this days sef minority leader of NASS have evaded them.
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General Obasanjo's many brave conquered battles plus territories and one General that ran to Congo abi na Burkina faso
leaving Brave General Ekpeyung to surrender after intense starvation and cannibalism
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Good

Will they teach the Biafran war and slavery??

Good, we need to learn and understand our history. That way we'll breed more responsible humans in this country without hate filled hearts.
I just hope the syllabus leave no stones unturned.

Nice development

So the yoots can learn how one igbophobic afonja took ratak after he was caught for treason
Great move
Cc immhotep Adaibeku

Chukwurah003:
The PDP will not like this because generations unborn will learn how they are criminals and ruined Nigeria until PMB came in to save us from collapse. Bloody criminals!

are u serious??
"PMB came to save us"?
are u freaking serious

This is nice.