Nigeria, April 27 -- The Ministry of Education has introduced a National Textbook Ranking System for primary, junior and senior secondary schools as part of efforts to improve quality assurance and standardisation in Nigeria's education sector.

Under the new policy, scheduled to take effect in September, only textbooks ranked and approved through a national evaluation process will be permitted in schools.

In a statement on Monday, the spokesperson for the ministry, Folasade Boriowo, said the implementation of the ranking system will commence after the establishment of the subject committees and completion of the evaluation framework.

The statement said the initiative is designed to address the proliferation of textbooks and ensure that...