The National Orientation Agency, Nigeria. has inaugurated a joint committee with the National Universities Commission (NUC) to spearhead the inclusion of Citizenship Studies, a component of NOA’s National Values Charter (NVC), into the Nigerian universities’ curriculum.
The inauguration took place at NOA’s headquarters in Abuja, with NOA Director‑General Mallam Lanre Issa‑Onilu urging the committee to draft a curriculum for subsequent approval and integration into higher education.
Issa‑Onilu explained that the Nigerian Identity Project (NIP), which encompasses the NVC, aims to restore Nigeria to its foundational principles.
He described NIP as a nationwide movement grounded in action, shared responsibility, and institutional transformation rather than mere slogans. At the core of NIP is the NVC, a renewed social contract structured around two pillars: the Nigerian Promise, which outlines citizens’ entitlements, and the Citizen Codes, which set out the values citizens should embody.
He stressed that these principles must be instilled in young Nigerians, noting that Citizenship Studies are already embedded in primary and secondary school curricula.
Mrs Florence Uju Onuoha, leader of the NUC team, thanked the Federal Executive Council (FEC) for endorsing NOA’s initiative to develop a Citizenship Studies curriculum, while assuring the NOA Director‑General that the joint committee would fulfill its mandate in collaboration with curriculum‑development experts.
