FG Introduces Makeup, POP Installation, Plumbing, 12 New Subjects To Basic Education Curriculum

Nigeria’s basic education curriculum has introduced fifteen new subjects for primary and secondary schools students beginning from January 2025.

This is disclosed in a press statement released by the National Orientation Agency (NOA) on Friday, January 24, 2025.

NOA said the new trade subjects were added to the curriculum to boost students’ practical skills and employability level.

Expected to take effect from January 2025, the newly updated curriculum would be used across the primary and junior secondary classes in Nigeria.

Below is a list of the new subjects:

1.Plumbing

2 Hairstyling

3 Makeup

4 POP installation

5 Tiling and floor works

6 Event decoration and management

7 Bakery and confectionaries

8 Satelite/TV antenna installation

9 Solar installation and maintenance

10 Garment making

11 Interior Design

12 GSM repairs

13 Agriculture and processing (including crop production, beekeeping, horticulture

14 Livestock farming like poultry and rabbit rearing)

15 Basic digital literacy (including IT and robotics)