Minister orders NERDC to separate CRK, IRK in curriculum

The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, instructed the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC), to make the Christian Religious Knowledge and the Islamic Religious Knowledge distinctive subjects in the basic education curriculum.

The minister gave this directive on Thursday in Abuja, during his meeting with stakeholders from the six geo-political zones and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

The two subjects had hitherto been joined with Civil Education under Religion and National Values in the current schools' curriculum.

Speaking through the Minister of State for Education, Prof. Anthony Anwukah, Adamu said, the directive to separate the subjects became imperative in view of the various complaints by Nigerians, especially the Christian Association of Nigeria.

UCJ, UNILORIN.