Adelodun, G. A.2024-05-132024-05-1320141596-5953ui_art_adelodun_unique_2014Ibadan Journal of Educational Studies 11(1), pp. 47-51http://ir.library.ui.edu.ng/handle/123456789/9129The National Planning Committee (1986) prepared a Blueprint on Education for the gifted and talented persons in Nigeria. In the Blueprint the Committee made a recommendation that the curricula for the gifted programme should be similar to the regular curriculum being provided in the 6-3-3-4 System of education. This paper tries to highlight how inadequate regular curriculum is to the gifted and talented persons and enumerates the reasons why it should be replaced with a unique curriculum.enArticle