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Nigeria: Govt Proposes Ending JSS-SSS Separation to Improve School Retention
Qosim Suleiman, Premium Times (Abuja), via AllAfrica, 2026
Read the originalRead on October 16, 2026
- What it is
- A 30 June 2026 news report from Premium Times on the federal government's proposal to end the separation between junior and senior secondary school in Nigeria. It describes the current stages of schooling.
- How much weight it carries
- A news report from an established Nigerian outlet, reprinted by AllAfrica. It describes the current school structure in one sentence; the proposal itself was still pending when the report was written. For the official curriculum, check the federal Ministry of Education.
Facts taken from this source
- In Nigeria's current system, pupils spend three years in junior secondary school and three years in senior secondary school, after six years of primary school.
“pupils spend six years in primary school, three years in junior secondary school and another three years in senior secondary school.” (Paragraph 1)