The Federal Government has completed a thorough review of the curricula for basic, senior secondary, and technical education, to make Nigerian learners “future-ready.”
This was revealed in a statement issued on Friday by the Director of Press and Public Relations at the Ministry of Education, Boriowo Folasade, and made available to newsmen on Sunday.
According to the statement, the Minister of State for Education, Prof. Suwaiba Said Ahmad, presented the updated curriculum on behalf of the Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Alausa, during an event in Abuja.
The review, carried out in collaboration with key stakeholders such as the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council, the Universal Basic Education Commission, the National Senior Secondary Education Commission, and the National Board for Technical Education, is designed to reduce content overload, improve learning outcomes, and provide Nigerian students with skills relevant to the demands of today’s world.
Under the revised structure, pupils in Primary 1–3 will study a minimum of nine and a maximum of 10 subjects; pupils in Primary 4–6 will take 10 to 12 subjects. Junior secondary students may offer 12 to 14 subjects, senior secondary students will take eight to nine subjects, and technical schools will offer nine to 11 subjects,” the statement read.