Reps pass bill to make Agricultural Science compulsory subject for all secondary school students

Samson Toromade 17:33 - 08 June 2021

Lawmakers in the House of Representatives [NASS]

The bill was quickly passed by a majority of the chamber without objections.

A bill to make Agricultural Science a compulsory and core subject for all secondary schools in Nigeria has been passed in the House of Representatives.

Lawmakers in the lower legislative chamber of the National Assembly passed the bill for a third reading during plenary on Tuesday, June 8, 2021.

The Mandatory Inclusion of Agricultural Science in Secondary Schools Curriculum in Nigeria Bill, sponsored by Hon. Yusuf Buba Yakub, was first read in July 2019, and had its committee report adopted by plenary in April 2021.

Hon. Ado Doguwa moved the motion for passage of the bill on Tuesday, and was seconded by Hon. Abdulrazak Namdas.

It was quickly passed by a majority of the chamber without objections.

The bill, as presented in 2019, compels the Educational Research Institute to liaise with States Ministries of Education to ensure the inclusion of Agricultural Science in junior secondary schools curriculum.

For the bill to become law, it would have to also be passed by the Senate, and signed by President Muhammadu Buhari who has been a persistent advocate for agriculture in Nigeria.