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National Senior Secondary Education Commission Act, 2023

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(2023)

SECTION 1

The objective of this Act is to set and enforce minimum standards, and provide Federal Government intervention or grants to enhance infrastructure for the overall development of senior secondary education in Nigeria.

Objective

SECTION 2

This Act shall apply for the purposes of providing grants for infrastructure to address infrastructural gap bedevilling senior secondary education in Federal Unity Colleges, the 36 States of the Federation and Abuja, Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

Application

SECTION 3

(1) There is established the National Senior Secondary Education Commission (“the Commission”).
(2) The Commission -
(a) shall be a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal;
(b) may sue or be sued in its corporate name; and
(c) may acquire, hold and dispose of property whether moveable or immoveable.

Establishment of the National Senior Secondary Education Commission

SECTION 4

(1) There is established for the Commission a Governing Board (“the Board”).
(2) The Board shall consist of-
(a) a part-time Chairman, who shall be an experienced educationist up to Ph.D. level with 20 years cognate experience;
(b) a representative each of the Federal Ministries responsible for education, and finance not below directorate cadre;
(c) a representative of each of the six geo-political zones of the Federation on rotational basis for a single term, who shall be an experienced educationist;
(d) a person to represent Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, who shall be an experienced educationist;
(e) a person each to represent - (i) the National Education Research and Development Council, (ii) the National Teachers Institute, (iii) the Nigerian Union of Teachers, (iv) the National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS), and Association of Private School Owners of Nigeria on a two years rotational basis, (v) Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), (vi) relevant examination bodies on a two years rotational basis, and (vii) all Nigeria Confederation of Principals of Secondary Schools;
(f) two persons appointed on merit to represent public interest; and
(g) the Executive Secretary of the Commission, who shall serve as the Secretary to the Board.

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