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Education Minister Announces New Secondary School Curriculum by September 2024
The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, revealed during the 2024 Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board policy meeting in Abuja that a new curriculum for secondary schools nationwide will be introduced by September 2024.
According to Mamman, the process of developing this new curriculum has been ongoing for the past year, with a stakeholders’ meeting scheduled for August 6, 2024, to finalize the details.
“We are working diligently to ensure that by September, a new curriculum will be rolled out across all secondary schools, both public and private,” Mamman stated, emphasizing the comprehensive nature of the upcoming educational reform.
Recent concerns raised by the National Senior Secondary School Education Commission regarding the state of senior secondary education in Nigeria, including infrastructural deficits, teacher qualifications, outdated curricula, and inadequate facilities like libraries and laboratories, have underscored the urgent need for educational reform at the secondary level.
Lagos State Police react to claims of them taking money from dispatch riders on the Coastal Road in Lagos.
It started after a rumour was shared that police arrest and take money from riders as a demand for high bribes, sometimes reaching ₦200,000, and seize motorcycles if not given.
The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, then addressed the claims online and stated in his statement that he disagreed that the rumour is true and stated, “The spread of misinformation only causes more harm than good. In this era, we can and must do better.”
It has been announced by the governor of Ogun that Tuesday 3rd of February is a public holiday in order to mark the 50th anniversary of the state creation.
This public holiday declaration was released in a statement by the secretary of the state, Tokunbo Talabi.
He then added that the holiday will provide as a day for the citizens to participate in the activities for the state milestone.
Former Kogi politician, Dino Melaye, faces backlash from the public after he shared a video on social media of him abroad and living well through his luxurious lifestyle.
In the same video, he speaks about Nigeria’s current economy and shares his disappointment.
He wrote, “See country, God help us to build a true nation where our wicked leaders will be in jail and the right people in power. Nigeria must be fixed. YES WE CAN.”
However, many state that what he posted and what he is saying contradict each other, and they accused him of sharing his own records to know if he was a corrupt leader.
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