Monday, June 27, 2016

No more PostUTME -Minister of Education

The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu has directed all
tertiary institutions to stop Post Unified Tertiary Matriculation
examination or test, saying that the ban is with immediate effect.
The minister who made this position known on Monday in a press
statement issued by Deputy Director Press and Public Relations, Ben
Bem Goong said, “the ban is with immediate effect, and under no
circumstance should any institution violate the directive.”
He noted that the emphasis has become necessary in order to ensure that
no stakeholder is left in doubt as to government’s position on the matter.
The minister stressed that once the Joint Admission and Matriculation
Board (JAMB) has certified a candidate worthy of admission into any of
the tertiary institutions, that candidate must be deemed fit by the
institution.
He said, “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 the JAMB.
On screening, he said: “Clearing in this case (screening) 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, the 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,” he added.
He added that mere admission into the university does not guarantee any
student the award of a degree until such a student successfully goes
through a minimum of eight examinations (for 4-year courses) or ten and
twelve examinations (for 5 and 6 year courses), among other
requirements.
The candidates can be screened by verifying their certificates but not
through the conduct of examinations.
The minister, therefore, directed the National Universities Commission
(NUC) and appropriate departments in the Ministry to communicate the
directive to relevant agencies and institutions to ensure strict
compliance.

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