FG to Scrap JSS-SSS Separation Policy Over Rising School Dropout Rate.
The Federal Government has announced plans to abolish the long-standing policy separating Junior Secondary Schools (JSS) from Senior Secondary Schools (SSS), describing the arrangement as ineffective and a major contributor to Nigeria’s growing education crisis.
Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja during the inauguration of the Universal Basic Education Commission Ministerial Implementation and Monitoring Committee.
According to the minister, the policy, which created separate administrative and physical structures for junior and senior secondary education, has failed to deliver the expected outcomes and will be gradually phased out.
He explained that the arrangement has led to overcrowding in many junior secondary schools, while numerous senior secondary schools across the country remain underutilised.
Alausa noted that the government can no longer sustain policies that primarily create administrative structures and positions without improving learning outcomes for students.
The minister also raised concerns over Nigeria’s widening education gap, revealing that more than 20 million pupils who enrolled in primary schools failed to make the transition into junior and senior secondary education.
He described the development as a major national challenge requiring urgent intervention to prevent millions of young Nigerians from dropping out of the education system.
According to him, the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is committed to reversing the trend through reforms aimed at expanding access to secondary education and improving learning infrastructure nationwide.
The minister added that strengthening the transition from primary to secondary education remains a key priority in the government’s efforts to improve educational outcomes and reduce the number of out-of-school children in the country.
The NATIONS DIGEST reports that Nigeria continues to have one of the largest populations of out-of-school children in the world, making education sector reforms a critical national priority.
He joined the Osun State Broadcasting Corporation (OSBC) in 1993 as a Transmission Director/Cameraman and has grown to become one of the organisation's leading news and media personalities.
He is a former two-term Chairman of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Osun State Chapter, and served as Honorary Secretary of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Osun State Council, from 2023 to 2026 before being elected Chairman of the Council in February 2026.
Aboderin has received several honours, including the Osun State Government Award for Dedicated Service in 2021 and the Overall Best Civil Servant Award in Osun State in 2022.
An accomplished reporter, presenter, and editor, he holds B.Sc., Master's, and Ph.D. degrees in Political Science from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. He is happily married with children.
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