Nigeria: Removal of Religious Studies in Schools Irks Parents

21 October 2003

Parents in Jigawa State have kicked against the state's new education policy which removes the teaching of religious studies from the normal schools timetable.

Some parents told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Dutse at the weekend that it is inconceivable that a government could adopt Sharia and then remove the teaching of religious studies in schools.

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