FG formally bans post-UTME

The Federal Government, throught the Ministry of Education, has scrapped Post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (Post-UTME).

A statement issued and signed by Deputy Director of Press and Public Relations in the ministry, Mr Ben Goong quoted the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu as saying that the ban was with immediate effect.
“Under no circumstance should any institution violate the directive. The responsibility for admission into public tertiary institutions lies solely with the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and, under no circumstance, whatsoever, should anybody or institution take over that responsibility by proxy.
“For the avoidance of doubt, any educational institution after secondary education is regarded as a tertiary institution. Therefore, all tertiary institutions, polytechnics, colleges of education, universities or by whatever name it is called after secondary education, must be subjected to admission through JAMB.’’
The statement said at the end of probationary admission by JAMB, candidates could be screened for final admission.
It said any institution with a shortfall in admission could revert to JAMB for supplementary admission.
The  minister also said screening, in this case, entails only the verification of certificates of the candidates, JAMB scores, and any other physical examination to ensure that such candidates are not cultists.
“After this, candidates are qualified for matriculation. Such screening should be at no cost to the parents or students and should be done upon resumption, in order to avoid unnecessary travels in search of admission,’’ the statement added.

-Sun News