Lagos — Chairman, National Technical Committee on Civic Education, Dr Lanre Adebayo, has said teaching of civic education would be re-introduced in primary schools from September.

Adebayo said this in Abuja yesterday, adding that re- introduction is aimed at instilling discipline and promote core Nigerian values in children.

The committee was set up in 2006, by former Minister for Information, Frank Nweke Jnr, to bring back civic education, and promote government's PRIDE campaign.

PRIDE, an acronym for Patriotism, Resourcefulness, Integrity, Diligence and Enterprise, is the internal component of the "Heart of Africa" project.

"Over time, western cultures eroded our traditional African values and patriotism became a thing of the past among Nigerians, but with the re-introduction of civic education, Nigerians would be taught the basics," Adebayo said.

He said the committee would collaborate with publishers to produce books and educational materials, adding that teachers would also be empowered for the task through training.

Adebayo said the committee would produce a community civic manual to empower farmers and artisans to participate in governance.

Civic knowledge, he said, was a major infrastructure base of democratic governance and urged parents to inculcate traditional values in children, describing them as first teachers.

The committee members were drawn from the NOA, Ministries of Education, Information, and Culture, as well as representatives of Parents Teachers Association.