ICAN reviews syllabus ‘to meet trends’

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria has released a new syllabus for its professional examination. The institute said the new syllabus, which takes effect from the November 2025 diet of the Institute’s Professional Examinations, was necessitated by the emergence of Sustainability and Artificial Intelligence as global imperatives. The Chairman of Syllabus Review Committee, Chibuzor […]

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria has released a new syllabus for its professional examination.

The institute said the new syllabus, which takes effect from the November 2025 diet of the Institute’s Professional Examinations, was necessitated by the emergence of Sustainability and Artificial Intelligence as global imperatives.

The Chairman of Syllabus Review Committee, Chibuzor Anyanechi, said this in Lagos at the launch of the new Professional Examinations Syllabus, noting that ICAN has a mandate to “continually elevate the standards of knowledge and skills required of those seeking to join the accountancy profession.”

Anyanechi said “Traditionally, the Institute has undertaken a comprehensive review of its syllabus every five years. However, recent years have seen a necessary shift from that timeline.

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“We live in an era marked by rapid and profound transformation—where knowledge acquisition is no longer incremental but meteoric, and skills acquired today may be obsolete tomorrow. The disruptions brought about by emerging technologies, new accounting standards, and evolving government policies underscore the need for more frequent and agile syllabus revisions.”

He added that the revised syllabus retains the existing 15-subject structure, though some subjects have been renamed and enriched with new content.

“The syllabus now also aligns more closely with the expectations of the ICAN

Accountability Index, promoting transparency and efficient public financial management,” Anyanechi said.

The ICAN Diamond President, Davidson Alaribe also explained that the syllabus is being reviewed to bring the students in line with the current trends in the business world.