FG flags off disarticulation policy on History

Federal Government has reintroduced disarticulation of History content in primary and secondary schools curricula.

Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, flagging off the programme in Abuja Thursday, said the move would enable children gather in-depth knowledge of their past.

While calling on experts to develop curricula objectives and contents that would lead to positive learning outcomes,he urged stakeholders to key into the development and ensure proper implementation of the history curriculum when it was finally developed.

The minister stressed the need for continuous inclusion and reinforcement of history in the curriculum, to enable learners become well enlightened citizens with respect for diversity and strive for attainment of unity of Nigeria.

Adamu said: “It will inculcate positive values of service, morality, discipline, courage, nationalism, and patriotism as shown by the history of our heroes.

It will enable children in the earliest stage to appreciate our past, have knowledge of our civilisations, cultures and political attainment as a nation.

“The flag-off is a good beginning of the execution of one of the strategic goals of the Education ministry,” he added. Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council, NERDC, Prof. Ismaila Junaidu, said the decision to separate History contents from Social Studies curriculum was in line with curriculum best practices as it was informed by policy decisions, needs assessment and popular demand.

Junaidu stressed that the implementation of history in the curriculum would commence fully next academic session.

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