FG INAUGURATES IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE TO FAST-TRACK SMART, BILINGUAL AND ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS, ALSO TO PHASE OUT JSS-SSS DISARTICULATION POLICY
Date
2026-07-01
Authors
Federal Ministry of Education (@NigEducation)
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Publisher
X Corp.
Abstract
An official press release entry issued by the Federal Ministry of Education announcing the inauguration of the UBEC Ministerial Implementation and Monitoring Committee for Smart Schools, Bilingual Schools, and Alternative Schools, alongside plans to phase out the JSS-SSS disarticulation policy.
Description
A press release post published to X (Twitter) by the official Federal Ministry of Education account (@NigEducation). Signed by Boriowo Folasade (Director, Press and Public Relations) and dated June 30, 2026, the statement details the inauguration of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) Ministerial Implementation and Monitoring Committee by the Honourable Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa, CON. The committee, chaired by Professor Rashid Adewumi Aderinoye, is tasked with ensuring the operationalization of 37 Smart Schools (24 already operational), 30 Bilingual Schools across nine states, and the expansion of Alternative Schools for vulnerable and out-of-school children. The Minister also announced plans to phase out the policy separating Junior Secondary Schools (JSS) and Senior Secondary Schools (SSS), with a proposal to be presented at the next National Council on Education. Additional remarks were delivered by Dr. Folake Davis (Director of Basic Education, representing Permanent Secretary Mr. Abel Olumuyiwa Enitan) and Hajya Aisha Garba (Executive Secretary of UBEC). Engagement at time of capture: 33 replies, 282 reposts, 409 likes, 91K views.