On Thursday, November 3, the Federal Government directed the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC) to delete sex education from the Basic Education Curriculum (BEC). The NERDC is an agency of the Federal Government that is charged with the responsibility of implementing educational policies in the country. Headed by its executive secretary, Prof. Ismail Junaidu, the organisation, which prides itself as the think-tank of Nigerian education and development, was formally recognised by law in 1988 viz an enabling Decree No. 53 (now ACT No. 53) that merged four educational research and development bodies into a single agency. The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, while declaring open the Ministerial Session of the 66th National Council on Education (NCE) meeting, in Abuja, with the theme: “Strengthening of Security and Safety in Nigerian Schools for the Achievement of Education 2030 Agenda,” shocked many when he said that immediately he saw sex education in t
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