By David Lawani
Yesterday, the Federal Ministry of Education announced that the new basic education curriculum would commence in all schools by January 2025.
The Minister of Education, Prof Tahir Mamman, who disclosed this in Abuja at a stakeholder meeting on implementing the new curriculum, said the new curriculum for senior secondary education would also commence by September 2025.
Mamman stated that the new curriculum will address problems of learning crises and employability as acquiring new skills will have a multiplier effect by equipping students with 21st-century skills.
He noted that the next three months will be used for the preparatory stage, including preparing teachers’ curriculum guides.
The Director of Curriculum, Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC), Dr Garba Gandu, explained that the new curriculum will provide prerequisite skills and training for global competitiveness, as it includes 15 newly introduced trade subjects for primary education.
The subjects are basic digital literacy, information technology, and vocational entrepreneurship skills, such as building and construction, plumbing, and tiling.
Others are hospitality, such as hair styling and makeup, and services, such as construction, GSM repairs, satellite and CCTV installation and maintenance, and garment making.
