Metro FG Makes Clarifications on Removal of CRK From School Curriculum

[kemi]

The Federal Ministry of Education has debunked reports that Christian Religious Knowledge, CRK, has been removed as a subject of study from the curriculum of public secondary schools in Nigeria while Islamic Religious Studies, IRS, has been reintroduced.



Debunking the report, Director of Press, Federal Ministry of Education, Mrs. Chinenye Ihuoma, pointed out that the ministry had designed a new subject which merged Civic Education, IRS, CRK and Social Studies into “Religion and National Values.”

Mrs. Ihuoma told reporters that, “The alternation is not from the minister, this is purely from the National Council on Education. It is just as the council has said that History should be a subject of its own at the basic level in the first nine years.

“Now, a new subject has been introduced, called Religion and National Values. It is a fusion of religion and civics.

“I have not seen the details but in a case where you have subject combinations in the same period, everyone will attend lectures that correspond with their own religion.

“Arabic and Islamic Studies are not standing alone. Islamic Religious Study and Christian Religious Study as well as national values will be taught under a new subject.”

 

[okonkwo kenny]

Let it not be what am thinking

 

[olami lawson]

I am not yet satisfied with this clarification

 

[Esther rex]

All I know is that it won't be easy for them Islamic nigeria

 

[taiwo oduoye]

Alright

 

[tony precy]

Let it not be what am thinking

Me too

 

[nwaeze favour]

I don't get it

 

[Bishop]

We must get to the root of this matter

 

[andysofine8135]

Another scam...

 

[Samuel Arua]

Who is even the head of that National Council of Education. Is it not a Muslim? They want to tell me that they are unaware of poor no of committed teachers to teach in schools especially in public primary and secondary schools. Those already there have no good pay package. How will it be taught. Is it one teacher that will handle the the merged subject(religious studies and National values)?

 

[Samuel Arua]

If it is a teacher that will teach the merged subject, then are they not trying to make things difficult for job seekers? People that did either of the course will no longer be relevant as graduates with experience and knowledge of the subjects will be taken instead.