Education in Nigeria is provided by public and private institutions in rural and urban areas and it is a shared responsibility of federal, state and local governments.

The federal government manages the tertiary institutions, state government – secondary and local government primary education.

Nigeria operates Universal Basic Education system of 9-3-4 basic which replaced 6- 3-3-4 and 6-5-4 systems of education.

The 9-3-4 system of education is divided into sub-sections which includes; Basic – 9 years of 6 years primary school for children under the age of 6 – 12 and 3 years for junior secondary school; post basic is a 3 years of senior secondary education in either an academic or technical stream; tertiary or university education is 4 years to 7 years.

THE IMPORTANCE OF GUIDANCE & COUNSELLING
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