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CRK is compulsory for all Christian students – FG
Nigeria’s federal government says Christian Religious Knowledge (CRK) is compulsory for all Christian students, and Islamic Religious Studies (IRS) for their Muslim counterparts.
The Ministers of Education, Adamu Adamu, said this during a press briefing at the end of the FEC meeting presided over by Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, The Cable reports.
“I read in the papers that they asked the acting president to confirm if the report that CRK had been removed from the curriculum is true,” he said.
“You cannot know who you are without knowing who your ancestors were in the past. And the national council of education did accept and agreed that the teaching and learning of CRK has been made compulsory for all Christians students and teaching and learning of Islamic studies is compulsory for all Muslim students.
“So you are actually accusing the ministry of the opposite of what it has done? You to be more responsible in handling the issues especially at this time in history.”