The Federal Government has directed all basic and secondary schools across the country to immediately implement the teaching of history as a standalone subject from the next academic calendar.
Echono Sonny, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education made this known on Friday, June 21 in an interview in Abuja.
The FG on Tuesday, June 18 promised the return history to school curriculum while ensuring that all primary school teachers are trained to deliver digital literacy.
Vice President Prof Yemi Osinbajo had declared at the launch of Education for Justice Programme the FG had kick-started its implementation.
This is across 12 primary and secondary schools across the six geopolitical zones and instructional classes have also commenced.
According to Echono, the directive has already been given and it is automatic that all the schools should implement simultaneously.
“By the next academic calendar, history will be taught as a standalone subject.
“It is with immediate implementation. So, definitely for the next academic year everybody will fall in line because we already articulated the curriculum and the examination should be done along those lines,” he said.
The subject has been initially removed in 2007 with the full implementation of its removal coming in 2009.
This was due to different controversies the subject created as Nigeria had so many ethnic groups.
According to Echono, it is now mandatory for all colleges to enforce it.