25th January 2025, NewsOrient, News, Governance And Development

*New Reform To Take Effect From This January 2025

The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced the addition of Plumbing, Garment Making, Events Planning, Hairstyling, Bee Keeping, Rabbit Rearing and nine other basic trades as new subjects in Nigeria’s Basic Education curriculum.

A statement it issued on Thursday through the National Orientation Agency (NOA), said the new trades are “added to the Basic Education Curriculum to boost students’ practical skills and employability.”

The statement said “the new subjects will take effect from January 2025 for primary and junior secondary students across the country.”

The new subjects include plumbing; tiling and floor works; POP installation; event decoration and management; battery and confectioneries; hairstyling; makeup; interior design; GSM repairs and satellite/TV antenna installation.

Others are CCTV and intercom installation and maintenance; solar installation and maintenance; garment making; agriculture and processing (including crop production, beekeeping, horticulture, and livestock farming like poultry and rabbit rearing), and Basic Digital Literacy (including IT and robotics).

Breaking the news, National Orientation Agency (NOA) announced on its ‘X’ page: “Nigeria’s Basic Education curriculum updated! 15 new trades were added to boost students’ practical skills & employability. Takes effect Jan 2025 for primary & junior secondary students,”

While confirming the development, the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, was quoted as describing the initiative as “a transformative step toward aligning the education system with the demands of the 21st-century economy.

“This reform is a bold move to prepare our students for local and global opportunities by providing them with practical skills,” he said.

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