The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, has stated that the new curriculum for basic schools will take effect nationwide starting in January 2025, News About Nigeria reports.
He disclosed this while speaking during a meeting with stakeholders in Abuja on Monday.
Mamman noted that under the new curriculum, pupils in basic schools will be required to acquire at least two skills.
He also noted that private primary schools are required to adopt the new curriculum, promising that an updated curriculum for secondary schools should be ready by September 2025.
He said, “And the whole idea, as I said there, is that it is our position that by the time children finish school, they should have at least two skills. Students should be able to finish school with at least a minimum of two skills so that they can have a very productive life. The basis for the curriculum is the National Skills Framework, and it has been approved.
“It’s a very big project, it affects all schools in Nigeria, public and private. Whether in the public sector or private sector, all schools are going to implement it. So this is already determined. It doesn’t require anybody’s consent or any institution can depart from it.
“And then we want to use this school year to set off on this, while simultaneously the relevant agencies with the Ministry of Education work on the senior secondary school curriculum along the same line so that from September to October next year, the senior secondary school can be ready, as we are ready with this one, for implementation.
“Our projection is we should be able to conclude on this until December so that in January, schools across the country can now commence implementation. We do not expect comprehensive, full implementation from January. Because when you roll out something new, there’s a lot of preparation that has to take place by the schools, acquiring new things, equipment, you know, small, small things that they will need.”
