Senate Orders JAMB To Increase UTME Result Validity To 3 Years

[Shola Sholaz]

The Nigerian Senate has called on the Joint
Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to
increase the validity of the Unified Tertiary
Matriculation Examination (UTME) results to 3 years.
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The call came following a motion on JAMB
Admission Policy moved by Sen Joshua Lidani
(Gombe South) during plenary on Tuesday.
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He argued that though the admissions body
explained that the policy was aimed at ensuring that
there is an even spread of candidates to universities
and that candidates do not have to wait till the next
year to get a shot at a university, affected parents
and other stakeholders have objected to the policy.
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The Senate in its resolution directed its Committee on Education to inquire into the circumstances surrounding the JAMB policy and generally review the power of JAMB on admissions.
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The National Assembly members also asked JAMB to consult widely with Parents Teachers Associations, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and other stakeholders in the education sector with a view to coming out with a friendly, holistic, comprehensive and sustainable admissions policy.

[Shola Sholaz]