Nigeria, July 3 -- Obi said the minister's acknowledgement that the policy separating junior and senior secondary schools had failed to improve learning outcomes was a clear indication of systemic failure, pointing to declining performance in national examinations as evidence.

According to him, only 38.32 per cent of candidates passed both English Language and Mathematics in the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), while just 32 per cent passed the computer-based WASSCE in 2025, describing the trend as proof of a worsening education system.

He warned that the development was particularly alarming because education remains the cornerstone of human capital development and the engine of economic growth.

"We c...