Prof. Tahir Mamman, the Minister of Education, announced on Thursday that a new curriculum will be introduced for secondary schools nationwide by September 2024.
Prof. Mamman shared this update at the ongoing 2024 Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board policy meeting in Abuja.
“We are working hard to ensure that a new curriculum is introduced for secondary schools by September,” Mamman stated.
He mentioned that the development of the new curriculum has been in progress for the past year and a stakeholders meeting is scheduled for August 6, 2024.
“It is our plan that by September, this programme will be implemented in all schools, public and private,” the minister added.
Recently, the National Senior Secondary School Education Commission highlighted the deplorable state of senior secondary schools in the country and called for collaboration to address the challenges faced by the secondary education sector.
The commission identified several issues, including infrastructural deficits, unqualified teachers, outdated curriculum, and poor condition of libraries and laboratories.
Plans to introduce a new curriculum were also confirmed.
More details will follow.
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