A bill seeking to enforce the teaching of Nigeria’s history across secondary and tertiary schools has been introduced in the Senate.

Sponsored by Senator Adeyemi Oriolowo, the bill was read for the first time during Tuesday’s plenary in the Senate chamber of the National Assembly in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

It is titled ‘Compulsory Inclusion of Nigerian History in the Curriculum of Secondary and Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria Bill, 2022”.

Others introduced and read the first time include Federal University of Agriculture Sabongida Lantang, Plateau State (Establishment) Bill, 2022 by the Senate Leader, Senator Yahaya Abdullahi, and Federal University of Entrepreneur Onitsha (Establishment) Bill, 2022 by Senator Stella Oduah.

The two other bills are National Metallurgical Development Centre Act (Repeal) Bill, 2022 by Senator Adetokunbo Abiru, and Companies and Allied Matters (CAC) Act 2020 (Amendment) Bill, 2022 by Senator Ibrahim Oloriegbe.

The Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, had led the principal officers into the chamber after which the official prayers were taking, setting the stage for the commencement of the day’s proceedings.

Senator Mpigi Barinada, thereafter, moved for the adoption of the votes and proceedings of Wednesday last week, and it was seconded by Senator Ibrahim Hadejia.

Following the introduction of the new bills, the lawmakers proceeded to consider four other bills for the second reading.

They are a Bill for an Act to provide for the establishment of the Federal University of Environmental Technology Saakperwa Tai Ogoni, Rivers State and for other matters connected therewith, 2022 by Senator Barinada; a Bill for an Act to Regulate the mode of payment of rent on Residential Apartments, Office Spaces, etc in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and for other matters connected therewith, 2022 by Senator Smart Adeyemi; a Bill for an Act to provide for the Establishment of the Solid Minerals Development Bank and for other related matters therein, 2022 by Senator Yakubu Oseni; and a Bill for an Act to Amend the National Health Act No. 8 2014 to improve quality health care delivery through the inclusion and participation of the private sector and for other matters connected therewith, 2022 by Senator Oloriegbe.

SlyDev:
Yoruba will then know their true enemy, this news sweet me

Cosbyrich:
History of Nigeria being taught in schools will really affect the Igbos tremendously and negatively too..

SlyDev:


I no be Ibo God forbid

Cosbyrich:
History of Nigeria being taught in schools will really affect the Igbos tremendously and negatively too..

Penguin2:
They will kill the bill.

If History was taught in schools, I’m sure Tinubu urchins wouldn’t have voted for Buhari in 2015 because they would known his history.

I had the opportunity to study History during my Secondary School days because I attended a Catholic private school which didn’t give a fork about Nigeria’s stupidity.

It was where I learned about Usman Danfodio being an itinerant preacher from Futa Jalon; and that before Danfodio’s Jihad, Hausas were ruled by Sarkins which Danfodio replaced with Emirs.

Many more I can’t mention here.

One day, all Emirs in the north will be deposed and northerners will only be ruled by Sarkins who must true Hausas and no Fulani shall ever climb the stool.

Penguin2:
They will kill the bill.

If History was taught in schools, I’m sure Tinubu urchins wouldn’t have voted for Buhari in 2015 because they would known his history.

I had the opportunity to study History during my Secondary School days because I attended a Catholic private school which didn’t give a fork about Nigeria’s stupidity.

It was where I learned about Usman Danfodio being an itinerant preacher from Futa Jalon; and that before Danfodio’s Jihad, Hausas were ruled by Sarkins which Danfodio replaced with Emirs.

Many more I can’t mention here.

One day, all Emirs in the north will be deposed and northerners will only be ruled by Sarkins who must true Hausas and no Fulani shall ever climb the stool.

"If you know your history, then you will know where you're coming from......" -(Rastaman Bob Nesta Marley.) Maximum respect! One Love!

Eastlink:
Irrelevant. History was never stopped before. It was simply made an elective course just like Fine arts due to the low turnout of students during WAEC/NECO. People should verify before they argue ignorantly. The federal government even tried phasing out CRK/IRK into a combined Moral instruction course and if not for the outcry of over-religious Nigerians both courses would have become a thing of the past by now.

SmartPolician:
Are we going backwards or forward?

These people should be passing bills to make basic programming and computer appreciation compulsory in Nigerian secondary school and primary school respectively. That's where the world is going now and need to follow the trends.

History rarely puts food on the table these days probably because any interested person can read about history as long as they have access to the internet.

Racoon:
Nigerian government fully knows why it is fidgeting about making this HISTORY subject a must in the educational curriculum of this failed nation.