FG ANNOUNCES SCHOOL TEXTBOOKS RANKING SYSTEM

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IN A SWEEPING REFORM AIMED AT SANITISING NIGERIA’S EDUCATION SECTOR, FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS ANNOUNCED THE INTRODUCTION OF A NATIONAL TEXTBOOK RANKING SYSTEM FOR PRIMARY, JUNIOR AND SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS, SETTING THE STAGE FOR A MAJOR SHAKE-UP IN THE SELECTION AND USE OF LEARNING MATERIALS NATIONWIDE. IN A SWEEPING REFORM AIMED AT SANITISING NIGERIA’S EDUCATION SECTOR, FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS...

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• IN A SWEEPING REFORM AIMED AT SANITISING NIGERIA’S EDUCATION SECTOR, FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS ANNOUNCED THE INTRODUCTION OF A NATIONAL TEXTBOOK RANKING SYSTEM FOR PRIMARY, JUNIOR AND SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS, SETTING THE STAGE FOR A MAJOR SHAKE-UP IN THE SELECTION AND USE OF LEARNING MATERIALS NATIONWIDE.
• IN A SWEEPING REFORM AIMED AT SANITISING NIGERIA’S EDUCATION SECTOR, FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS ANNOUNCED THE INTRODUCTION OF A NATIONAL TEXTBOOK RANKING SYSTEM FOR PRIMARY, JUNIOR AND SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS, SETTING THE STAGE FOR A MAJOR SHAKE-UP IN THE SELECTION AND USE OF LEARNING MATERIALS NATIONWIDE.THE INITIATIVE, UNVEILED BY THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION, TUNJI ALAUSA, ALONGSIDE THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR EDUCATION, SUWABA AHMAD, IS DESIGNED TO HALT THE UNCHECKED PRODUCTION OF TEXTBOOKS IN SCHOOLS AND ENSURE THAT ONLY HIGH-QUALITY, CURRICULUM-COMPLIANT MATERIALS MAKE IT INTO CLASSROOMS.UNDER THE NEW FRAMEWORK, THE NIGERIAN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, NERDC, WILL RETAIN ITS STATUTORY ROLE OF APPROVING TEXTBOOKS BUT WILL NOW GO A STEP FURTHER BY RANKING THEM THROUGH A RIGOROUS NATIONAL EVALUATION PROCESS.OFFICIALS SAY THE RANKING, WILL DETERMINE THE MOST SUITABLE AND HIGHEST-QUALITY TEXTBOOKS FOR EACH SUBJECT AND LEVEL OF EDUCATION.
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IN A SWEEPING REFORM AIMED AT SANITISING NIGERIA’S EDUCATION SECTOR, FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS ANNOUNCED THE INTRODUCTION OF A NATIONAL TEXTBOOK RANKING SYSTEM FOR PRIMARY, JUNIOR AND SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS, SETTING THE STAGE FOR A MAJOR SHAKE-UP IN THE SELECTION AND USE OF LEARNING MATERIALS NATIONWIDE. IN A SWEEPING REFORM AIMED AT SANITISING NIGERIA’S EDUCATION SECTOR, FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS...

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April 27, 2026