By Doris Isreal Ijeoma
The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman has that a new curriculum will be introduced in secondary schools nationwide by September 2024.
The Minister made the disclosure while speaking at the ongoing 2024 Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) policy meeting in Abuja, on Thursday.
Mamman revealed that the new curriculum has been in the works for the past year and is set to be implemented in all public and private schools.
The minister acknowledged the challenges facing the secondary education sector, including infrastructural deficits, unqualified teachers, obsolete curriculum, and deplorable libraries and laboratories. He expressed his commitment to addressing these issues through the new curriculum and collaboration with stakeholders.
A stakeholders’ meeting has been scheduled for August 6, 2024, to finalize the plans, the minister said.
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