Nigeria, July 9 -- President Bola Tinubu has transmitted an amendment bill seeking to reform Nigeria's secondary education system to the National Assembly for consideration.

The proposed legislation is intended to provide a legal framework for the reorganisation of the country's secondary education structure.

The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, disclosed this in a letter from the president, which he read during plenary on Thursday.

The letter did not provide details of the bill's specific provisions or the policy changes being proposed.

The proposed reform is coming amid public debate over the federal government's plan to abolish the separation between Junior Secondary School (JSS) and Senior Secondary School (SSS).

The Minister ...