The National Senior Secondary Education Commission Act, 2023, is set for amendment following the passage of an executive bill by the Nigerian Senate on Wednesday.

The legislation, sponsored by President Bola Tinubu, was approved as the National Senior Secondary Education Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2026, with reference number SB. 1075.

Senator Orji Uzor Kalu presented the report on the bill on behalf of the chairman of the Senate Committee on Education, Basic and Secondary, Senator Lawal Adamu Usman. He informed lawmakers that the committee had reviewed the proposed changes alongside stakeholders and examined the bill clause by clause.

Kalu said the review involved the House of Representatives Committee on Basic Education Services, which participated in the consideration of the amendments. He also said submissions from stakeholders were taken into account during the exercise.

The Senate considered the report in the Committee of the Whole before passing the bill at third reading. Deputy Senate President Jibrin Barau announced its passage, while Senate President Godswill Akpabio commended the committee.

The 2023 Act established the National Senior Secondary Education Commission to regulate senior secondary education, enforce minimum standards and oversee quality assurance in the sector.

The Federal Executive Council approved the amendment proposal on April 30, 2026, before President Tinubu forwarded it to the Senate in July.

The bill will be transmitted to the House of Representatives for concurrence before proceeding to the President for assent.