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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