Campus News3 min read2025-06-12

Federal Ministry of Education responds to alleged distorted instructional materials in schools

The Federal Ministry of Education in Nigeria has come out with a formal reaction to a petition asserting the existence of historical inaccuracies in a particular schoolbook alleged to incorrectly portray the history of the Yoruba...

Danjuma

Danjuma

12 Jun 2025

Federal Ministry of Education responds to alleged distorted instructional materials in schools
Key takeaways
  • The Federal Ministry of Education in Nigeria has come out with a formal reaction to a petition asserting the existence of historical inaccuracies in a particular schoolbook alleged to incorrectly portray the history of the Yoruba people.
  • A group called the Concerned Citizens of Yoruba Origin and Supporters of Truth, under the leadership of their National Chairman, Otunba Abayomi Odunowo , spearheaded this petition, which carries the title “Petition to Defend Yoruba History from Ethnic Distortion in Nigerian Textbooks.” The textbook generating these accusations is one authored by Tony and Ijeoma Duru and published by Tones Publishers, which purportedly contains misleading information about th...

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