Tinubu transmits senior secondary education commission amendment bill to senate

 President Bola Tinubu has transmitted the National Senior
Secondary Education Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2026, to the Senate for
consideration and passage.

 

Senate President Godswill Akpabio read the president’s
letter during plenary on Thursday.

In the letter, Tinubu said the proposed legislation seeks to
strengthen the administration and governance of public senior secondary
education in Nigeria.

Tinubu said the federal executive council (FEC) approved the
amendment bill at its meeting on April 30, 2026.

He added that the federal ministry of justice subsequently
vetted and finalised the bill in line with drafting standards and
constitutional provisions.

Tinubu said the proposed legislation forms part of his
administration’s efforts to strengthen educational institutions in the national
interest.

“In consequence of the above, the desire of this
administration to strengthen the educational institutions in the national
interest, the National Senior Secondary Education Commission Amendment Bill,
2026, is forwarded for legislative action by the National Assembly,” he said.

The president urged the Senate to give the bill expeditious
consideration.

“While it is my hope that the Senate will consider the bill
and grant it expeditious passage, please accept, Distinguished Senate
President, the assurances of my highest consideration and personal regards,”
the letter reads.

After reading the letter, Akpabio referred the bill to the
senate committee on rules and business and directed the committee to report
back to the chamber within one week.

The proposed amendment comes days after Tunji Alausa,
minister of education, announced that the federal government would phase out
the disarticulation policy separating junior secondary schools (JSS) from
senior secondary schools (SSS).

Alausa said the policy, which requires JSS and SSS to
operate separately both physically and administratively, had failed to achieve
its objectives.

He said the arrangement had created imbalances in school
enrolment, with some states recording overcrowded junior secondary schools
alongside underutilised senior secondary schools.

The minister also said the policy contributed to the
widening gap between primary and secondary school enrolment, disclosing that
more than 20 million pupils who started primary education failed to transition
to senior secondary school.

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