By The Lagos State Government has directed that History be offered as a mandatory subject in primary and junior secondary schools in the state.
This directive was contained in a statement by the State Ministry of Education on Saturday.
According to the statement, unlike primary and junior secondary schools, the subject will be offered as an elective in senior secondary schools.
It disclosed that the decision is in line with directives from the Nigerian Education Research and Development Council (NERDC).
The statement read in part, “I have the directive of the OG (OEQA) to inform you that the teaching of History as a standalone subject is back to schools.
“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, I 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.”
It would be recalled that in 2018, the Federal Government ordered the reintroduction of history as an independent subject in the curriculum of primary and junior secondary schools in the country.
