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Senate passes bill to reform senior secondary education

Vanguard ·

By Henry Umoru The Senate has passed the National Senior Secondary Education Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2026, seeking to strengthen the administration, coordination and governance of public senior secondary education in Nigeria. The executive bill, sponsored by President Bola Tinubu, was…

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