Federal Government no dey grease elbow at all on top pirated and fake textbook matter as the Ministry of Education don tie wrapper tight, roll out official approved books for Nigerian schools with special QR security codes.
The move, wey the Ministry announce through Director of Press and Public Relations, Boriowo Folasade, marks the end of Phase 1 of the National Textbook Ranking Exercise, and the approved list go run from 2026 to 2028.
For now, government don finalize the official list for four key classes:
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Primary 1
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Primary 4
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Junior Secondary School 1 (JSS 1)
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Senior Secondary School 1 (SS 1)
Phase 2 go follow sharp-sharp to cover Primary 2, Primary 5, JSS 2, and SS 2.
To make sure fake book vendors and pirates no go fit sell substandard materials give parents or supply bogus books go public schools, every single approved title on top the list now comes with a Unique Ranking/QR Tracking Code.
Once you scan or check the code on top the book, e go reveal:
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Official Title of the Book
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Name of the Author(s)
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Certified Publisher
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Year of Publication & Ranking Score
The ministry talk say:
“Each approved title carries a unique Ranking/QR Tracking Code, alongside key details including the title, author(s), publisher and year of publication, to facilitate identification, monitoring and accountability.”
Dem clarify say the extra time e take to generate and assign these individual codes to every single textbook na wetin delay the final list small, but e worth am make everywhere tight proper.
Government don warn all book publishers, school heads, state education boards, and procurement agencies make dem shine their eyes well-well and strictly consult the official approved list before dem buy or distribute any textbook for this new 2026 academic calendar.
With this National Textbook Ranking System fully activated, any book wey no get this official QR tracking code na counterfeit—and government no go accept am inside any classroom!
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