The Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council has rejected a fraudulent document circulating publicly, which falsely requested financial support for the production, printing and nationwide distribution of the Revised Basic Education Curriculum for the 2026/2027 academic session.

The NERDC Executive Secretary, Prof. Salisu Shehu, issued the disclaimer on Monday, describing the document as fictitious, frivolous and unauthorised. He directed government agencies, educational institutions, development partners and the general public to disregard any such correspondence entirely.

"Our attention has been drawn to fictitious and frivolous documents and correspondence 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 covering the 2026/2027 academic session," Shehu stated.

The Executive Secretary confirmed that NERDC had not issued any letter or document seeking financial assistance from any institution for the curriculum exercise. He added that the Council had already secured adequate arrangements for production, printing and distribution through appropriate federal and state education authorities, agencies and departments, making external solicitation entirely unnecessary.

"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," he said.

Shehu assured stakeholders that all authentic information relating to the revised curriculum would be communicated exclusively through NERDC's official channels, reaffirming the Council's commitment to safeguarding the integrity of Nigeria's national curriculum and its official communications.

NERDC recently completed a review of the Basic Education Curriculum to align it with emerging national priorities, including foundational literacy and numeracy, digital skills, entrepreneurship, civic values and 21st century competencies. The revised curriculum is scheduled for implementation in the 2026/2027 academic session as part of education reforms championed by the Federal Ministry of Education under the Renewed Hope Agenda.

The ministry has also launched nationwide learning assessments, adopted data driven strategies to identify out of school children, and introduced measures to strengthen curriculum delivery and improve teaching quality across the country.