FG bans 25% textbooks, sets 70% pass mark for school books
The new standard followed the first-ever national textbook assessment and ranking exercise conducted by the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council, NERDC, which exposed disturbing quality gaps in books submitted for use in Nigerian classrooms, with some scoring as low as 25 per cent.
By Joseph Erunke, Abuja The Federal Government has drawn a fresh battle line against substandard textbooks in Nigerian schools, declaring that instructional materials scoring below 70 per cent will no longer qualify for national ranking.“Every instructional material presented to a Nigerian learner must be accurate, curriculum-aligned and fit for purpose,” he stressed, adding that the government would not compromise the quality of education.
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