JAMB: Why Nigerian government lifted ban on post-UTME – Minister

Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu has explained why government lifted the ban on Post-UTME conducted by universities for successful Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, candidates.

“Cancellation of Post-UTME is a mistake,” he said on Tuesday at the 2017 Combined Policy Meetings on Admissions into Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria.

The meeting witnessed the announcement of JAMB minimum cut off marks for Nigeria’s tertiary institutions.

Adamu noted that the ban imposed on the test caused irregularities by candidates and some institutions.

The minister, however, warned that fee for the post-UTME examination should not exceed N2000.

Adamu expressed satisfaction with the 2016 admission process which he said was a huge success, promising that it will even be better this year.

He said he was optimistic that a good number of candidates who sat for the 2017 UTME would gain admission into tertiary institution.

“Over 1.6 million candidates applied for degree courses, over 17,000 for ND as well as NCE,” he said

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