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FG to Replace JSS and SSS With 12-Year Basic Education
The Federal Government is making a major change to Nigeria’s education system by scrapping the current Junior Secondary School (JSS) and Senior Secondary School (SSS) structure.
In its place, a new compulsory 12-year uninterrupted basic education system will be introduced, ensuring that every child receives a continuous education before moving on to higher institutions.
With this decision, the widely known 6-3-3-4 system—six years of primary school, three years of junior secondary, three years of senior secondary, and four years of higher education—will be replaced with a 12-4 model, where students will go through 12 years of basic education before advancing to tertiary institutions.
The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, made this known during the 2025 extraordinary National Council on Education meeting in Abuja. He explained that this reform aligns with global best practices and aims to reduce dropout rates by removing financial and systemic obstacles that often prevent students from completing their education.
According to Alausa, extending basic education to 12 years will create a uniform and standardized curriculum across the country.
This will not only improve the quality of education but also expose students to vocational and entrepreneurial skills early, equipping them with practical knowledge that can be useful whether they choose to further their education or enter the workforce.
Dr. Alausa emphasized that many developed nations already operate similar systems where students go through 12 years of structured learning before choosing specialized fields in higher education.
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has reportedly declared a strike at Taraba State University over outstanding salary-related demands and delays in payments.
The strike is scheduled to begin today, October 12, 2026. According to the union’s chairman, the union had been engaging the Taraba State Government over its outstanding demands since February 2026.
“The union had exercised considerable patience and demonstrated its commitment to dialogue since February 2026, when it began engaging the Taraba State Government over the outstanding issues,” Mbave said.
“The union had earlier suspended its planned industrial action following an appeal by the government for additional time through the Office of the Head of Civil Service, in the interest of maintaining industrial harmony,” the chairman added.
The Chairman of Gboko Local Government Area of Benue State, Torseer Yina, has imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew in the ancient town.
The curfew takes effect from Thursday, October 8, 2026, following unrest and violent protests in the area.
According to reports, the action was taken to contain the unrest and violent protests by members of BEMOA following the death of one of its members by unknown gunmen.
The protest, which was reportedly hijacked by hoodlums, turned violent after an angry mob burnt two vehicles belonging to the Benue State Civil Protection Guards.
The Gboko council chairman said the curfew takes effect immediately and warned that anyone caught flouting the order or breaching public peace would be decisively dealt with.
Nine people have died in a fatal road crash along the Ijebu-Ode-Benin Expressway in Ogun State.
The crash occurred on Monday at about 4:55pm around the Bethel area along the Ijebu-Ode/Ore axis of the expressway. It involved a white Toyota Hiace commercial bus belonging to Delta Line and a white Sino truck operated by Bill Gas Solution Ltd.
According to the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), all nine people involved in the crash, comprising three males and six females, died in the incident.
The FRSC said the crash occurred while it was raining and the road was wet, with preliminary investigations identifying speed violation as the probable cause.
The FRSC rescue team arrived at the scene shortly after receiving the report, while the bodies of the victims were taken to the General Hospital Morgue in Ijebu-Ode.
The Ogun State Sector Commander, Oludare Ogunjobi, urged motorists, especially commercial drivers, to obey speed limits and exercise extra caution when driving in the rain.
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