The Lagos State Government has ordered the introduction of History into the curriculum of primary and junior secondary schools in the state.
The state government said History should be made compulsory for both primary and junior secondary school classes, while it should be an elective subject in senior secondary school.
This was contained in a memo addressed to private school owners and signed by the Director of Research, Office of Education Quality Assurance of the Lagos State Ministry of Education, Pelemo E.I, a copy of which was made available to The Star on Saturday.
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The memo read in part: “In line with the directives from the Nigerian Education Research and Development Council (NERDC), the subject has been re-introduced in the National Curriculum and in the current Lagos State Unified Schemes of Work for primary and junior secondary schools.
“You are to note that while the subject (History) is compulsory for both primary and junior secondary school classes, it is an elective subject in the senior secondary school.
“To this end, am further directed to inform you that the subject should be taught in primaries 1 and 2 and JSS 1 and 2 classes in the 2022/2023 academic session.”
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