The Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC) has distanced itself from a fake document circulating in the public domain seeking financial support for the production, printing and nationwide distribution of the Revised Basic Education Curriculum (BEC) for the 2026/2027 academic session.
The Executive Secretary of NERDC, Professor Salisu Shehu, made the clarification in a disclaimer issued on Monday in Abuja, describing the purported correspondence as fictitious, frivolous and unauthorized.
In the statement, personally signed by him, Shehu said the Council had not issued any letter or document requesting financial assistance from any institution for the production, printing or distribution of the revised curriculum.
“Our attention has been drawn to fictitious and frivolous document and correspondences purported to emanate from the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council, requesting financial support for the production, printing and nationwide distribution of the Revised Basic Education Curriculum (BEC) covering the 2026/2027 academic session,” the statement read.
“The Management of NERDC hereby strongly and unequivocally disclaims any document or correspondence, under any guise or arrangement, requesting support from any institution for the production, printing and distribution of the Revised Basic Education Curriculum (BEC),” it added.
The Council explained that adequate arrangements had already been made to ensure the effective production, printing, dissemination and distribution of the revised curriculum through the appropriate federal and state education authorities, agencies and departments.
Shehu urged government agencies, educational institutions, development partners, stakeholders and members of the public to disregard any correspondence purportedly issued by NERDC requesting financial support for the exercise.
He also reaffirmed the Council’s commitment to maintaining integrity, transparency and diligence in its official communications while safeguarding the credibility of Nigeria’s national curriculum.
The Executive Secretary assured stakeholders that all authentic information concerning the Revised Basic Education Curriculum would be communicated exclusively through NERDC’s official channels.
