The Lagos State Government has announced a reintroduction of History as a subject in secondary schools across the state.
The state ministry of education, in a statement on Saturday, said that the subject is to be offered as an elective in senior secondary schools.
It announced that its latest move is in line with directives from the Nigerian Education Research and Development Council (NERDC).
“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 ministry’s statement read in part.
“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 said.
