Nigeria, Sept. 18 -- The Federal Government has announced the reintroduction of Nigerian History as a compulsory subject in the basic education curriculum, a move aimed at strengthening national identity, unity, patriotism, and responsible citizenship.

For the first time in decades, pupils across the country will now study History continuously from Primary 1 to Junior Secondary School 3 (JSS3).

At the Senior Secondary level, students in SSS1-3 will take a newly introduced subject, Civic and Heritage Studies, which integrates elements of History with Civic Education.

According to the revised curriculum, pupils in Primary 1-6 will be introduced to Nigeria's origins, heroes, rulers, culture, politics, economy, religions, colonial rule, an...