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Secondary school students are facing several problems that require guidance and counselling services. Unfortunately, the various services rendered in secondary schools such as counselling, orientation, appraisal, follow-up, referral etc. have been facing a lot of problems, thereby making it difficult for the services to adequately and effectively reach out to students. As the result, many are left without guidance and the consequence is much. This paper therefore examines the hitches in the administration of guidance services in Nigerian secondary schools, some of which include; Lack of adequate and trained professional counsellors, Poor remuneration/ incentives, Lack of adequate and relevant psychological tests, and Poor expertise in the administration of psychological tests. Recommendations offered suggest the establishment of a viable counselling center in schools with professional counsellors deployed to manage the centers as well as embarking on public enlightenment campaign to sensitize school administrators, parents, teachers, and students on the significance of guidance programme and functions of school counsellors.