FG To Introduce ‘Citizenship Studies’ As Compulsory Subject In Schools

The Federal Government is set to introduce Citizenship Studies as compulsory subjects at all levels of education in Nigeria.

The Director-General of National Orientation Agency (NOA) Malam Lanre Issa-Onilu, stated this at a Town Hall Meeting with Stakeholders on Saturday in Lokoja as part of his 2-day working visit to Kogi.

He explained that it was imperative to interact with stakeholders on government policies, programmes, and activities as part of the mandate given to NOA by President Bola Tinubu.

He said the introduction of citizenship study into the country’s school education system was necessary to help inculcate the right values and characters into every Nigeria’s child.

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According to him, “The Federal Government will soon introduce Citizenship Studies in all levels of education in Nigeria–primary, secondary and tertiary education–where our children will undertake them as compulsory subjects and courses.

“This will enable them to learn the right values and characters and how to be a good Nigerian and make the country proud anywhere they go.

“This is to inculcate the right values in children so that when they grow up and get into the society, they would live their lives in a way that the parents, the society, and the country will be proud of them.

“So, this will happen soon; and we are starting this year with 37,000 Citizenship Brigades, 1,000 per state in primary school and secondary schools.’’

The director-general revealed that the country would be codifying its values through the National Values Charter being spearheaded by the agency.

He said that the Values Charter was not anything new as all communities and ethnic nationalities held strongly to their values but regretted that Nigeria did not put any value system in place.