By Adesina Wahab
Reactions have continued to trail the announcement by the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, that the Federal Government is thinking of scrapping the Junior Secondary School and Senior Secondary School system of education in the country. The Minister spoke at an event in Abuja penultimate Tuesday.
He said the government would rather merge JSS and SSS systems into one and allow students to go straight for a six-year education course, unlike when students can transit from JSS to technical colleges if they are not cut for academic journey.
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Also, primary education and the JSS systems form the basic education system under the purview of Universal Basic Education Commission and States Universal Basic Education Boards.
