Publishers say NERDC’s textbook fee cut fails to address core concerns
The association urged the Federal Ministry of Education to reconsider the use of the term “ranking” and instead adopt a system that allows all textbooks meeting the required assessment standards to compete fairly in the federal government’s procurement process.
The publishers commended the Federal Ministry of Education for engaging with the association and clarifying that the textbook ranking policy would apply only to government book procurement and public schools, leaving private schools free to choose the textbooks they use.
The Nigerian Publishers Association (NPA) has said the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council’s (NERDC) reduction of textbook assessment and ranking fees does not address the fundamental concerns surrounding the controversial book ranking policy.
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