Tag: Curriculum

FG adds Chinese language, Mandarin to schools curriculum

Aminu Imam
FG adds Chinese

…Gives reason The Federal Government has approved the introduction of the Chinese language into the Senior Secondary School curriculum, with the policy set to begin in the 2025/2026 academic session. The move comes after a review of the Basic and Senior Secondary Education Curriculum by the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC), under the Federal Ministry of Education. With this change, Chinese will now be offered alongside French and Arabic as part of the foreign language options available to students. Education officials explained that Mandarin will be optional, not…

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FG announces updated curriculum for Basic, Secondary, Tertiary education

Aminu Imam
FG announces

The Federal Government has unveiled revised curricula for basic, senior secondary, and technical education, setting new subject limits to ease content overload and improve learning outcomes. Minister of State for Education, Professor Suwaiba Sai’d Ahmad, who announced the development on behalf of the Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa, said the review was undertaken in collaboration with the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC), UBEC, NSSEC, NBTE, and other key stakeholders. The new framework, which takes effect from the 2025/2026 academic session, seeks to strike a balance between…

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