This news was culled from The PUNCH Newspaper’s publication of 1st July 2022

The National Senior Secondary Education Commission has said passage of the National Senior Secondary Education Commission Act will help to provide effective guidance and oversight functions on broad policy issues while adopting best practices.

NSSEC, thereby, appealed to the National Assembly to pass the National Senior Secondary Education Commission Act in to law.

A statement signed by the Head, Press and Public Relation, NSSEC, Mrs Fatima Bappare, and made available to The PUNCH maintained that the act was inoperative since its enactment in 1999.

It explained that the Executive Secretary, NSSEC, Prof. Benjamin Abakpa, during a public hearing said the bill sought to repeal the National Secondary Education Commission Act N0 47 of 1999 LFN CAP N73 2004 and enact the name, National Senior Secondary Education Commission.

He said, ‘‘The bill seeks to infuse and expand the functions of the commission in line with the present reality in the country and also seek to streamline the composition and functions of the State Senior Secondary Education Board.’’