The Federal Government has introduced a new curriculum for university education in the country to reflect 21st-century realities.

At the unveiling of the new curriculum in Abuja, Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo said the development was part of an effort to make university education more responsive to the needs of society.

Professor Osinbajo, represented by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, said the introduction of the Core Curriculum and Minimum Standard to university education also addresses local issues, meet international standards and uplifts scholarship in our universities.

He commended the National Universities Commission (NUC) for the unbundling of such disciplines as Agriculture and the emergence of three courses, namely, Allied Health Sciences, Architecture and Communication as well as the media services, the three new courses in Nigerian Universities.