FG reduces textbook evaluation fees, orders refund for publishers

He explained that although NERDC would continue to perform its statutory role of approving textbooks, approval alone would no longer guarantee classroom adoption. Instead, every approved title would undergo a comprehensive evaluation and ranking by expert panels before receiving final endorsement for use in schools.

The National Textbook Ranking System is among the education reforms being implemented by the Federal Ministry of Education under the Renewed Hope Agenda to strengthen quality assurance in the education sector.

Other initiatives introduced by the ministry include nationwide learning assessments, the revitalisation of electronic libraries in Unity Colleges, expansion of digital learning infrastructure and programmes aimed at reducing learning poverty among Nigerian children.

Education officials said the textbook ranking policy is expected to raise standards in educational publishing, encourage healthy competition among publishers and ensure that schools adopt only high-quality learning resources.