FG To Reveal New Curriculum For Universities

The new curriculum for Nigerian universities is set to be revealed by the Federal Government through the National Universities Commission (NUC) on Monday, December 5.

NUC, in 2021, inaugurated a committee of experts in several disciplines in Nigerian universities to prepare the new core curriculum and minimum academic standard for universities, Punch reports.

A letter signed by the Deputy Executive Secretary, Administration of the NUC, Chris Maiyaki and sent to stakeholders contained the date of the unveiling of the curriculum.

The unveiling is part of the activities lined up for the 60th anniversary of the NUC.

“On behalf of the management and staff of the National Universities Commission, the Executive Secretary, Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, invites all its stakeholders to celebrate 60 years of meritorious service to the Nigerian tertiary education sub-sector and the nation.

“The event is scheduled to take place on December 5 and 6, 2022 at the NUC secretariat.

“The event will feature among others the launching of the new core curriculum and minimum academic standards of universities; inauguration of the national steering committee on transnational education and recognition of past and present champions of higher education in Nigeria,” the letter read.

Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, the Executive Secretary of the Commission recently explained that the new curriculum, core curriculum, and the minimum academic standard became necessary after a review of the Benchmark Minimum Academic standard which is in use at the moment. 

“The Federal Ministry of Education, through the National Universities Commission, has embarked on radical re-engineering of curricula in Nigerian universities to meet global standards and international best practices towards preparing Nigerian graduates for relevance in the fourth revolution world economy with the skills needed for the future.

“The Benchmark Minimum Academic Standards has been revised to Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards.

“The CCMAS, which will soon be unveiled to the public, provides 70 per cent of what should be taught along with the expected outcome, while the university will provide 30 per cent based on their contextual peculiarities and characteristics,” Rasheed had said.