THE Federal Government has officially announced the reintroduction of History as a standalone subject in basic education curriculum, 13 years after it was abolished.
This is even as 3,700 History teachers have been shortlisted for the first round of training for enhanced teaching of the subject.
The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, stated this yesterday at in Abuja during the flag-off of the reintroduction of teaching of History and training of History teachers at the basic education level.
Adamu represented by the Minister of State for Education, Goodluck Opiah, at the event attended by Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar and other key stakeholders in the education sector, said that the loss created by the absence of this subject had led to a fall in moral values, erosion of civic values and disconnect from the past.
Hamid Bobboyi, Executive Secretary, Universal Basic Education Commission, stated that 3,700 History teachers had been selected from the 36 states and the FCT adding that thhe selection was done on pro rata basis, with 100 teachers employed from each state and FCT.
The Sultan appealed to traditional rulers and all Nigerians to support the government’s efforts towards returning the teaching of History to the basic education level.
History was removed from primary and secondary education curricula in the 2009/2010 academic session.
