The Federal Ministry of Education will convene a meeting with vice- chancellors, admission officers , and other stakeholders to discuss processes for the post - Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME ).
Dr Folashade Yemi- Esan , the Permanent Secretary , Federal Ministry of Education made this known while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja . According to her, the meeting will hold next week .
The Minister of Education , Malam Adamu Adamu , had recently scrapped the post - UTME test “ As far as I am concerned , if the nation has confidence in what JAMB is doing , the universities should not be holding another examination .
“ If the universities have any complain against JAMB , let them bring it and then we address it .
“ But 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, ” Adamu had said .
According to Mrs Yemi- Esan , the minister had made a pronouncement which should be complied with .
“ The responsibility is now on us to give them guidelines and modalities on how to go about what the honourable minister has said .
“ There is no written directive but all the stakeholders were at that meeting where the minster said it openly .
“ There is going to be a meeting of the all the vice- chancellors and admission officers sometime next week to work our modalities , ” she said .
Dr Folashade Yemi- Esan , the Permanent Secretary , Federal Ministry of Education made this known while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja . According to her, the meeting will hold next week .
The Minister of Education , Malam Adamu Adamu , had recently scrapped the post - UTME test “ As far as I am concerned , if the nation has confidence in what JAMB is doing , the universities should not be holding another examination .
“ If the universities have any complain against JAMB , let them bring it and then we address it .
“ But 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, ” Adamu had said .
According to Mrs Yemi- Esan , the minister had made a pronouncement which should be complied with .
“ The responsibility is now on us to give them guidelines and modalities on how to go about what the honourable minister has said .
“ There is no written directive but all the stakeholders were at that meeting where the minster said it openly .
“ There is going to be a meeting of the all the vice- chancellors and admission officers sometime next week to work our modalities , ” she said .
