EDUCATION (NATIONAL MINIMUM STANDARDS AND ESTABLISHMENT OF INSTITUTIONS) ACT

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LAWS OF THE FEDERATION OF NIGERIA  

EDUCATION (NATIONAL MINIMUM STANDARDS AND ESTABLISHMENT OF INSTITUTIONS) ACT

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ARRANGEMENT OF SECTION

PART I – Minimum standards, etc., in institutions

Primary education

1. Minimum standards for pre-primary and primary institutions.
2. Purpose of pre-primary education.
3. Purpose of primary education.

Secondary and teacher education

4. Minimum standards in secondary schools and certain categories of teacher education.
5. Purpose of secondary education.
6. Structure of secondary education.
7. Purpose of teacher education.

Technical education

8. Minimum standards in respect of technical education.
9. Purpose of technical education.

Higher education

10. Minimum standards in universities.
11. Purpose of higher education.

Special and adult education

12. Minimum standards in respect of special and adult education.
13. Purpose of special education.
14. Purpose of adult and non-formal education.

PART II – Administration

Powers of inspection

15. Powers of inspection.
16. Procedure after adverse report.
17. Offences.
18.  Offences by bodies corporate, etc.

Conditions for establishment of institutions

19. Conditions for ownership or proprietorship of certain institutions.
20. Persons who may establish institutions of higher learning.
21. Application for establishment of institutions of higher education.
22. Power to close down erring institutions.
23. Jurisdiction.
24. Issue of guidelines.
25. Interpretation.
26. Short title, etc.

EDUCATION (NATIONAL MINIMUM STANDARDS AND ESTABLISHMENT OF INSTITUTIONS) ACT

An Act to deal amongst other things with the specification of various authorities empowered to prescribe minimum standards of education in Nigeria; and to impose penalties for any contravention of its provisions.

[1985 No. 16.]

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[6th August, 1985]       [Commencement.]

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