THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS CANCELLED THE CONDUCT OF POST UTME

   The Federal Government has cancelled the conduct of POST UTME (post Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations) for candidates seeking admission into all Universities and Higher Institutions across the country and Also Fixed the JAMB cut-off mark for 2016 as 180. The Honourable Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, said this on Thursday in Abuja after declaring open the 2016 Combined Policy Meeting on Admissions to Universities, Polytechnics and other institutions said there was no need for other examination to be conducted by universities after JAMB. See his words below;

“As far as I am concerned the nation has confidence in what JAMB is doing.

The universities should not be holding another examination and if the universities have any complain against JAMB let them bring it and then we address it.

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.

The Minister also asked the JAMB to stop extra charges on several categories of changes on admissions such as the change of course, change of school and others.

The Removal of the Post-utme exercise would take effect from 2017 according to Reliable source.