FG SCRAPS P.UTME, PEGS JAMB CUT OFF MARK AT 180

The Federal Government has scrapped post-Unified
Tertiary Matriculation Examinations, UTME, as a
pre-condition to gaining admission into universities
in the country.
The government and stakeholders in education
sector also pegged 180 as benchmark for 2016
admission into universities, polytechnics and
colleges of education to improve quality of
education in Nigeria. These decisions were reached
at the 2016 Combined Policy Meeting on
Admissions to Universities, Polytechnics and other
higher institutions in Nigeria.
The Minister of Education , Malam Adamu Adamu,
while declaring open the meeting, said since the
federal government and stakeholders had
confidence in the examinations conducted by the
Joint Admissions and Matriulation Board, JAMB,
there was no need for other examinations to be
conducted by universities after JAMB exams.
He said: “As far as I am concerned, the nation has
confidence in what JAMB is doing, the universities
should not be holding another examinations and if
the universities have any complain against JAMB,
let them bring it and then we address it".
”But if JAMB is qualified enough to conduct tests
and they have conducted test, then there will be no
need to conduct another test for students to gain
admission".FG SCRAPS P.UTME