FG CALLED FOR CURRICUlUM REFORMATION OF BASIC SCHOOLS

The Federal Government yesterday through the minister of Education called for immediate reintroduction of history as a subject in the current curriculum of basic schools.

Malam Adamu Adamu, The Minister of Education, made this known in Abuja, while briefing delegates of the 61st Meeting of the National Council on Education Ministerial Session. He urge the Council to consider making the study of Christian Religious Knowledge and the study of Islamic Religious Knowledge compulsory for both Christians and Muslims to the end of Senior Secondary School.

The minister said reintroduction of history as a subject on its own in basic schools will give the Nigerian Child a self-identity on who they really are. Adding that Nigeria owes both the present and future generations the responsibility of removing all inhibitions against opportunities of acquiring morals and ethics as taught in the religious traditions.

Earlier the minister said, “It is only the study of history, our own history that can explain and give meaning to our very humanity and that is the major reason we must study and inculcate this habit to our little ones, it is also not enough that they merely know who they are, we must teach them about their God, which rightly followed the wise saying that, if you want to destroy any nation it is either first the family is destroyed, then the education is destroyed and the third the social morals be destroyed and in Nigeria we owe both the present and future generations the responsibility to remove all restriction against making our children acquire morals and ethics.”