FG Revamps Basic Education Curriculum, Pupils To Acquire Two Skills

The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, has stated that under the new curriculum for basic schools, pupils will be required to acquire at least two skills.

Mamman who stated this during a meeting with stakeholders in Abuja on Monday, revealed that the new curriculum will take effect nationwide starting in January 2025.

The minister added 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 also said that the ministry would meet with stakeholders in the private schools on the successful implementation of the new curriculum.

“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,” he said.

He noted that plans were ongoing to ensure the teachers were well equipped for the new curriculum.

“There is a need for the preparation of the classrooms and teachers’ development. We are also working on teachers’ support and development for them to be able to implement this. So, we want to use the next three months for all these three stages.

“We’ll also do a national stakeholders engagement on publicity, particularly with the private schools. So that’s part of what we will be doing. And then teachers’ capacity, which is going to be ready to meet,” he said.

Speaking on the benefit of the new curriculum, the minister stated that it will rekindle the desire of parents and students to acquire formal education.

“Some parents do not want to send their children to school. Right now, part of the problem why schooling has become unattractive is because people finish and there’s no change in their lives.

“They cannot be employed. They can’t do anything on their own. So parents question the value of why they are spending money to send their children to school.

“Now it’s going to change that game altogether. And we have seen how these things resonate with parents. When they are successfully implemented, you will see students will want to run to school every morning. Parents want to take their children to school because they are learning practical things while in school,” he said.