Nigerian Curriculum Subject Guides
The Nigerian NERDC curriculum groups subjects into areas of study. These guides explain each area and link to the subjects you can explore in the Curriva curriculum browser.
Core Foundation Subjects
The Nigerian NERDC curriculum separates compulsory core subjects from optional trade and language subjects. Core foundation subjects are the ones studied by every learner across primary and secondary school, forming the base of literacy, numeracy, science, and national values.
Read the guideLanguages and Humanities
The Nigerian curriculum gives a strong place to language. Alongside English, learners can study French and Arabic, and the three major Nigerian languages recognised in the national framework: Hausa, Igbo, and Yoruba.
Read the guideCivic and National Values
The civic and social science subjects help learners understand citizenship, national identity, history, and how society and government work. These subjects support the National Values strand of the Nigerian curriculum.
Read the guideScience and Technology
Science subjects follow a careful progression in the Nigerian curriculum. Learners meet integrated Basic Science and Technology in the junior years, then move into the specialist senior secondary sciences of Biology, Chemistry, and Physics.
Read the guideBusiness and Commercial Studies
Business and commercial studies prepare learners for the world of work, finance, and enterprise. These subjects appear from the junior secondary years onward.
Read the guideArts, Culture, and Creative Studies
The arts, culture, and creative subjects give learners the chance to express themselves, study cultural heritage, and develop creative skills alongside academic subjects.
Read the guideTrade and Vocational Subjects
Trade and vocational subjects give learners practical skills that lead directly to work, enterprise, and self-employment. They are a distinctive and growing part of the Nigerian curriculum.
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