This is getting out of hand, unbelievable, buhari why nah?

tuale4u:
They should scrap religious studies altogether.

Let the children learn in church and mosque.

shut up that illiterate mouth of yours. Must you comment?
Idiot

Ignorant Nigerians. Always making comments on what they know little or nothing about. What is wrong with merging the two? I suggest that Africa religion should also be included to provide an opportunity for our children to know about other religions. This is how it is done in most enlightened parts of the world. This will promote better co-habitation and make us to be more tolerant of each other. Nice one minister. Well done!

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Islam is a blood sucking religion, scraping both is idle..

The way most people commented show that we really need this merge. Remember is not only religion studies, other subjects like civic education, security and social studies make up this subject.

I believe we need it now in Nigeria.

As for somebody saying how do we get teachers for it. I expect all colleges of education to start it as a course for aspiring students. Then, we are endowed in Nigeria. We have enough human power to do that. Don't worry be happy now

CHIJIOKE1314:
Teach my child one word about MOHAMMED and watch me burn down your school..

I swear!!

See your life. So how are you "better" then?

I no know weda our leaders go school only to become duller?

What is with Nigerian leaders and stvpid stvpid policies? They do not think things true at all!!

This has to be the worst decision ever. Scrapping both religion is far better than merging them again. It seems like they have forgotten that we have regions with mainly Christians/Muslims. Even in the SW where it is mixed, we seem to have daft teachers that promote hate in class. This nonsense will give daft teachers the opportunity to ridicule the other religion and demeaning their adherents.

If they are keeping religion to retain morality, they should have introduced philosophy as a subject with Abhrahimic religions as one of the topics under the course.

Fmartin:
Nna! Wat ar dem ministers smoking over there

My brother, this government is indeed a great comic relieve for the harsh economic condition they caused!. Somtimes i cant just help but laugh out loud:..lolzzzz

modath:



I support a total scrapping as well, also fine arts & music if they can't totally remove both, reduce them to "options" not even either, or!!

Some skills are innate, they should stop trying to beat "skills" into people, it is counterproductive!

I don't know how many times I've had need for demi semi quaver or how a drawing of African talking drum is proving not to have been a waste of valuable time!!

I can't draw to save my life..

I remember how many hours I spent starting & cleaning a drum that looked more like a mortar!!

That fine art is or may not be of importance to your chosen career path does not make it obsolete or irrelevant to the present world we live in. A respected discipline depends to a reasonable extent on fine art, only if you would prove to me that architecture is useless and 'waste of valuable time' will I accept your sentiments about fine art as true.
What should be done to fine art and other subjects that suffer the same fate is to get competent instructors/teachers and we'll equipped laboratories in our schools, the course will definitely add value to our national life.
On the merger of CRS/IRS, somebody above already debunked that false rumour. Let‘s desist from spreading misfortune and lies.
Thanks
GOD bless Nigeria

This move by the Federal Ministry of Education is unconstitutional. It offends Section 38 (2), which provides as follows: "No person attending any place of education shall be required to receive instruction or to take part in or attend any religious ceremony or observance if such instruction, ceremony or observance relates to a religion other than his own or a religion not approved by his parent or guardian."

Section 38 (2) is so succinct and straightforward that it requires no further adumbration from me.

Except to summarize:

This move is patently unconstitutional: Drop it

These people just won't let sleeping dogs lie,merging two different ideologies together would obviously cause a breakout of conflict,because there are two sides to a coin which can never see each other,u can't see the two sides at the same time can you,by the time a Muslim student argues about what is being taught in the christian side and the christian student argues vice versa,there will be sentiments and from there it will escalate,pls just leave it alone,abi have u ever seen a mosque and a church together

OnReflection:
Brilliant development.
Just make sure the new curriculum also reflects the teachings of African Traditional Religion (ATR).

Fully agree! I am Christian, but took Islamic studies in school and learned to read some Arabic. I would like to think it makes me appreciate the sameness found in religions which is simply to love God, and love your fellow person.

This is a good development. In more advanced world, the curriculum religious education in primary and secondary school includes Christian, Islam, Buddism, Hindu, etc.

Another case of much ado about nothing...

Quakertellicus1:
Odd move


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[size=18pt]I think that once again Nigerians are being lied to. Someone is crying wolf.
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Below is the link to the National E-Curriculum.

[size=20pt]Christian and Islamic Religious Studies......ARE STILL SEPARATE.

There is no such thing as ONE CLASS Religious and National Values.[/size]

1.Under Primary school curriculum....here

[size=15pt]Listed components will serve as themes in the Religion and National Values Curriculum
Contents are planned for all children to take Social Studies, Civic Education and Security Education themes
Separate classes should be run for CRS theme and IS theme
Consumer Education, Disaster Risk Reduction Education and Peace and Conflict Resolution curricula are infused into the Civic Education, Social Studies and Security Education Themes.
Create enabling environment for the subject in all schools[/size]

2Under JSS 1-3 and Pry 4-6.....IT IS THE SAME AS ONE ABOVE.

3.Under SSS 1-3......SS1: CRS

You know.....I wonder why Nairaland is being used to promote discord between religious and ethnic groups.

I may consider resigning my membership if this continues.

Thank you. May God continue 2 bless u. May d wrath of God befall on d person dat created dis misguided thread, d mod dat move it 2 FP & d owner of dis forum, for nt putting things in check all in d name of makin moni. Devilish pple. "Som ppl re so poor dat all dey hv is money"
And 2 d members of this forum, pl's u shld verify any topic b4 jumping into conclusion. God bless u as u do

One of Nigeria's biggest problem is religion. In advanced countries there's nothing like religious studies in primary or secondary schools and if you must have religious studies shouldn't it be about the different types of religion? Those criticizing this merger are the dumbass, ignorant simpletons with nothing to offer but loud mouth ramblings. I'd rather my child be educated and enlightened by knowing the different types of religion out there and then make a decision than for him or her to be ignorant and believe that one religion is supreme over the other!

tete7000:


He has resigned from his pastoral work o. I hope you re aware. He might avoid giving any opinion.

please can you upload a copy of the resignation letter as it seems you knew when he did..smh

modath:



I support a total scrapping as well, also fine arts & music if they can't totally remove both, reduce them to "options" not even either, or!!

Some skills are innate, they should stop trying to beat "skills" into people, it is counterproductive!

I don't know how many times I've had need for demi semi quaver or how a drawing of African talking drum is proving not to have been a waste of valuable time!!

I can't draw to save my life..

I remember how many hours I spent starting & cleaning a drum that looked more like a mortar!!

I strongly disagree with you, dear. I support the teaching of all vocational subjects in schools.
I studied Fine Arts in the University, I never lacked, during and after school. I remember when we went for written interview in my local government, when my state was employing secondary school teachers in 2010, we were not more than twenty, that came for Fine Arts while those that came for other subject areas were about 200 per subject.
In the present day Nigeria, self employment pays. Even our salaries in the government sector does not come as fast as it used to. If not for my printing jobs, I for don cast since. Bottom line is that I love and respect all vocational subjects.

While the Minister is at it he should endeavor to join law and medicine, not also forgetting poly and universities and chemistry to literature, obviously this fall in the category of statements Government can and will deny.

I really find the ''security education'' interesting. That shows our educationists are dynamic with changing time.

However, true education cannot happen in Africa, as long as English language is a prerequisite for knowledge acquisition. Same applies to Francophone African nations. The foolery in this is that our system of education cuts off a good chunk of the African population from knowledge acquisition. The stupidity in this is very overwhelming, if you understand it.

A reason Lord Kwame Nkrumah said ''western education is a fraud''.

IN TOTAL SUPPORT.

EXTRACT PART OF BOTH RELIGIONS THAT ENCOURAGE PEACEFUL COEXISTENCE AND TEACH AS NATIONAL VALUES.

You can't islamize Nigeria. Front door, back door, window... Nigeria is a free country under God

abdurrazaq:

That fine art is or may not be of importance to your chosen career path does not make it obsolete or irrelevant to the present world we live in. A respected discipline depends to a reasonable extent on fine art, only if you would prove to me that architecture is useless and 'waste of valuable time' will I accept your sentiments about fine art as true.
What should be done to fine art and other subjects that suffer the same fate is to get competent instructors/teachers and we'll equipped laboratories in our schools, the course will definitely add value to our national life.
On the merger of CRS/IRS, somebody above already debunked that false rumour. Let‘s desist from spreading misfortune and lies.
Thanks
GOD bless Nigeria

You didn't get me, they should not be "forced" on pupils,

Students should be allowed to decide if they want to be 2face or Salawa Abeni before being mandated to spend time doing what they naturally don't have any affinity for, It's like forcing someone with hard muscles into gymnastics... do you get ?


& you only made a case for Fine Art, probably cos Architecture is your field..

God knows how many drawing books i tore in frustration.....Practical Biology was not fun for me either..

NwaEzefuNaMba:
We are finished o!!!!
Buhari is dealing with us gradually and some blinded fellows are busying singing his praises!!

No. YOU are finished, because all the education in the world has failed to instill common sense in your head.

People with sense have been telling you and your fellow myopic clowns that there was no merger of the subjects...they are just being put in a group called 'Religious and National Values' and will remain as distinct subjects yet you people are going to town with wrong info.

I'm just tired of you fellows.

Mikehell:
Waiting for Osinbajo to express his own opinion before i can talk..........

That one, he is the harbinger of the islamization agenda. Unfortunately, he, Amaechi and Okorocha did not know what they were supporting. When they were warned, they called it politics. Buhari has NEVER hidden his islamization agenda. I am wondering what Papa Adeboye would be feeling now. Being an instrument in the hands of the devil is the biggest mistake any man of God will ever make.

Merging Christian and Islamic studies is a Brilliant idea..


If we were to voteon this, it has my 100% support.

Ignorance of a key religion in Nigeria is bad.

Teach both, not with a view to converting any one, but to foster better understanding of both religions.

I think this is a good move.
That Islam and Christianity is taught in school is not the same as practicing it.

After all, how many of the things we learned in school are we practicing, but we have an idea of it.

Quakertellicus1:
Odd move


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[size=18pt]I think that once again Nigerians are being lied to. Someone is crying wolf.
[/size]
Below is the link to the National E-Curriculum.

[size=20pt]Christian and Islamic Religious Studies......ARE STILL SEPARATE.

There is no such thing as ONE CLASS Religious and National Values.[/size]

1.Under Primary school curriculum....here

[size=15pt]Listed components will serve as themes in the Religion and National Values Curriculum
Contents are planned for all children to take Social Studies, Civic Education and Security Education themes
Separate classes should be run for CRS theme and IS theme
Consumer Education, Disaster Risk Reduction Education and Peace and Conflict Resolution curricula are infused into the Civic Education, Social Studies and Security Education Themes.
Create enabling environment for the subject in all schools[/size]

2Under JSS 1-3 and Pry 4-6.....IT IS THE SAME AS ONE ABOVE.

3.Under SSS 1-3......SS1: CRS

You know.....I wonder why Nairaland is being used to promote discord between religious and ethnic groups.

I may consider resigning my membership if this continues.

Modified: Further explanation here

The MOD that moved this frontpage is mad and a bigot. Ban me. It will only confirm what I am saying.

Mr. Seun should better employ people with ethics, morals and sound judgement.

tuale4u:
They should scrap religious studies altogether.

Let the children learn in church and mosque.

Exactly..bible study in church and Arabic school by d sheiks in different location are enough to learn about religion

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BuddhaPalm:


See your life. So how are you "better" then?

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All I said is MY child not yours..

I don't care who is better or who is not..
I would rather be dead than to live and watch ANITHER human being teach my underage child hate called religion...