On Nov. 11, Nigeria’s Senate passed a bill to widen federal support for senior secondary schools, potentially extending the reach to public schools in all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
The National Senior Secondary Education Commission Act (Amendment) Bill, 2026 (SB. 1075), would revise the National Senior Secondary Education Commission Act, No. 45 of 2023. The National Assembly Library Trust Fund (NALTF) said senators considered a committee report before passing it at third reading.
NALTF listed facility work, laboratory equipment, learning materials and teacher development as proposed areas of support. Premium Times and Tribune said the proposal would also direct federal assistance to public upper-secondary schools, with coverage extending across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. NALTF did not give a funding amount.
The National Senior Secondary Education Commission said in a June 2025 profile that it had yet to access an expected allocation of at least 2% of the Consolidated Revenue Fund. The Senate’s vote follows an earlier dispute over lawmakers’ access to the draft, covered in EconoTimes’ report on the bill’s draft-access dispute.
Voice of Nigeria reported that the House of Representatives referred the bill to its Committee on Basic Education and Services. It still needs House concurrence and presidential assent to become law.
