The National Council on Education has approved the reintroduction of History into the curriculum for primary and secondary schools nationwide .
The Chief Executive of the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria , Prof . Josiah Ajiboye, who announced the NCE ’ s decision in a briefing in Abuja , noted that the re- introduction of History was agreed on at a meeting in Kano State .
Ajiboye, who said the TRCN had registered 1 . 8 million teachers , added that the council would conduct a Professional Qualifying Examination for about 15 , 000 teachers in October .
The TRCN boss lamented that there was still a shortage of qualified teachers for the country ’ s 170 m population .
Ajiboye said the qualifying examination would help to restore sanity to the teaching profession and eliminate quacks .
He said , “ We were aware of the issues regarding Religious Studies in the present curriculum , which were recently resolved . But , as the government said , the decision to join the religious subjects was reached during the previous administration.
“ The NCE held a meeting last week in Kano State where it also agreed that History should be re - introduced into the curriculum .
“ At the TRCN, we have also taken measures to eliminate quacks among our teachers . The council successfully distributed Teachers Bio - data forms to the 774 Local Government Areas of the country . The Bio - data will help to know the numbers of subject teachers and where they are located across the country and this will address the disproportionate distribution of teachers . ”
The registrar added that the mandate of the council covered public and private schools , noting that it would intensify efforts on the certification and monitoring of teachers .
“ Within a year , we registered an additional 130 , 645 teachers to bring total of registered teachers to 1 . 8 million . We also inducted 29 , 381 teachers at the point of their graduation , ” Ajiboye said .S
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