FG Postpones Revised Basic Education Curriculum Implementation

ABUJA – The Federal Authorities via the Minister of Schooling, Dr Tunji Alausa, has introduced the postponement of the implementation of the revised fundamental training curriculum to September 2025.

The revised curriculum, initially scheduled to start in January 2025, was launched by the previous Minister of Schooling, Prof. Tahir Mamman. Below the brand new curriculum, fundamental training pupils are required to accumulate a minimum of two vocational expertise.

Talking at a press briefing in Abuja on Friday, Alausa outlined the steps mandatory to organize for the curriculum’s implementation. These embrace creating academics’ guides, coaching educators, and organising lecture rooms, with a seven-month preparatory part previous the rollout.

“That curriculum begins in September 2025 with the brand new pupil enrollment. We are actually going via the final part of it, which is instructor coaching. We’re coaching our academics to implement that curriculum,” Alausa stated.

Phasing Out BECE and Extending Obligatory Schooling

As a part of broader training reforms, the minister introduced plans to switch the Primary Schooling Certificates Examination (BECE), also referred to as ‘Junior WAEC’, with a obligatory 12-year fundamental training programme. He famous that the BECE will likely be phased out after consultations with training stakeholders, with a proper proposal to be offered to the Nationwide Council on Schooling later this 12 months.

Presently, the training system requires pupils to finish Major Six earlier than shifting to Junior Secondary College. After Junior Secondary, they take the BECE to advance to Senior Secondary College. With the reforms, college students will transfer seamlessly from Major Six to Senior Secondary College with out examinations.

“This reform goals to cut back dropout charges on the Junior Secondary degree, the place college students usually lack adequate training and expertise to contribute successfully to society,” Alausa defined.

He additional emphasised that the extra three years of obligatory training would higher equip college students for all times and future alternatives.

Elevated Funding for Primary Schooling

Alausa additionally revealed plans to advocate for a rise within the Common Primary Schooling Fee (UBEC) funding from the Consolidated Income Fund. The proposal seeks to lift UBEC’s allocation from two % to 5 %, with one % devoted to Early Little one Care Growth Schooling.

The training reform is a part of the federal government’s efforts to enhance Nigeria’s fundamental training system and align it with international requirements.