Nigeria’s Senate advances school funding reform
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Businessday
Nigeria’s Senate has passed at second reading a bill to amend the law on the National Commission for Senior Secondary Education, aimed at strengthening education funding and quality. Senator Adams Oshiomhole regretted that lawmakers had not received the bill before its consideration, reports BusinessDay.
Nigeria’s Senate has passed at second reading the 2026 bill to amend the legislation governing the National Commission for Senior Secondary Education. The bill is intended to strengthen funding and the provision of secondary education, according to Businessday.
Senator Adams Oshiomhole, who represents Edo North, supported the bill’s objectives while regretting that parliamentarians had not received a copy before its consideration. He asked Senate leader Opeyemi Bamidele, who also represents Ekiti Central and authored the bill, to send the draft to every senator so they could study its provisions before the public hearing.
Adams Oshiomhole called in particular for an examination of funding rules, enforcement mechanisms and penalties for non-compliance. He said Nigeria already had many education laws, but that their effectiveness depended on the incentives given to actors who complied with them and the penalties applied to others.
Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin responded to Oshiomhole’s remarks in plenary. This development follows the confirmation of Sani Ndanusa as ambassador on 20 October by Nigeria’s Senate, another recent decision by the chamber.
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