History: A Step Towards Reclaiming Our Identity

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced that History will once again become a compulsory subject in Nigeria’s primary and secondary schools, starting from September 2025. This is a welcome development, one that promises to reignite the collective understanding of our heritage, values, and national identity.

For too long, the study of History was sidelined, depriving generations of young Nigerians of the opportunity to understand their roots, their heroes, and the lessons of the past. This omission has left a void in the curriculum, which has been filled with a skewed emphasis on technical and vocational subjects at the expense of understanding the nation’s socio-political evolution.