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FG Announces The Reintroduction Of History In Basic Education Curriculum
Federal Government has announced the reintroduction of History as a stand-alone subject in the basic education curriculum 13 years after it was abolished.
Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, who spoke at the flag-off ceremony of the reintroduction of the teaching of history and training of history teachers at basic education level in Abuja on Thursday, November 23, disclosed Monday that 3,700 History teachers have been shortlisted for the first round of training for enhanced teaching of the subject.
History was removed from primary and secondary education curriculums from the 2009/2010 academic session.
Adamu ordered the reintroduction of the subject in 2019 following widespread condemnation.
Adamu said: “History used to be one of the foundational subjects taught in our classroom but for some inexplicable reasons, the stream of teaching and learning was abolished.
“As a result, history was subsequently expunged from the list of subject combinations our students could offer in both external and internal examinations compared to the subjects that were made compulsory at basic and secondary levels in Nigeria”.
