By Jacinta Nwachukwu
The Federal Government has called on the general public to disregard the prevalence misrepresentations pertaining to the new revised curricula, saying they are needs driven, evidence based, and reflect best practices.
The Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC), gave the clarifications in a statement by the Executive Secretary, Prof. Salisu Shehu, on Thursday in Abuja.
Shehu said these distorted, fabricated, and false statements circulating on the social media were targeted to misinform, mislead and stir up emotions.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Federal Ministry of Education recently made a pronouncement on the approved New Revised Basic Education Curriculum (BEC) and Senior Secondary Education Curriculum (SSEC).
It provided the curricula framework and authentic subject listings and offerings
for proper guidance.
NAN also reports that at the primary school level, pupils in Primary 1–3 can offer a minimum of 9 and a maximum of 10 subjects, while those in Primary 4–6 can offer 10 to 12 subjects.
For Junior Secondary School, students can offer 12 to 14 subjects. At the Senior Secondary level, the range is 8 to 9 subjects, while technical schools can offer 9 to 11 subjects.
According to him, curriculum is fundamental to the delivery of learning contents, acquisition of knowledge, competencies, and values, as well as the attainment of positive outcomes, and national development.
“The current curriculum reform effort at the relevant education levels is part of the National Education Sector Renewal Initiatives (NESRI), and also in line with the requirements to review educational contents at designated intervals and when exigent.
“The new revised curricula are needs driven, evidence based, and reflect best
practices, global development, and local contexts and peculiarities.
“The new revised curricula are the outcome of robust critical stakeholders’ engagements, consultations, and participation at different stages.
“The revised curricula allowed significant views and factors to be addressed, and captured as essential contents, elements, and features of the curricula among others.
“We appreciate genuine responses, and objective enquires by patriotic and forward looking critical stakeholders and Nigerians,” he said.
The executive secretary, therefore, called on all concerned persons to dispel and disregard speculations on the matter. (NAN)(www.nannews.ng)
Edited by Rotimi Ijikanmi
