Religious Studies are distinct subject that must be taught and studied separately in schools.” She also stressed that “no child should be coerced or compelled to learn or taught any religious studies curriculum in school but only one out of the two that restrictively relates to the belief system professed by the child and his/her parents.” Speaking further, Ihuoma said: “The alternation is not from the minister but purely from the National Council on Education. “It is just as the council has said that History should be a subject of its own at the basic level in the first nine years. Now, a new subject has been introduced, called Religion and National Values. It is a fusion of religion and civics.” She however admitted not to have seen the details of the latest changes, but noted that in a case where one have subject combinations in the same period, everyone will attend lectures that correspond with their own religion.