Mixed reactions trail FG’s exemption of Colleges of Education, Agriculture from UTME

Last week, the Federal Government of Nigeria announced the exemption of admittance seekers into Colleges of Education and Agriculture from taking the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME. 

DAILY POST reports that the determination has been generating divers reactions from stakeholders successful the acquisition sector.

Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, had announced the determination astatine the yearly argumentation gathering connected tertiary admissions, pursuing extended consultations with cardinal acquisition stakeholders crossed the state and applicable agencies successful the sector.

Alausa stressed that each eligible candidates indispensable inactive registry with JAMB for due documentation, screening, verification, and admittance processing done Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS) successful enactment with existing nationalist regulations acceptable by regulatory authorities successful Nigeria.

He further explained that the exemption besides covers National Diploma programmes successful non-technology cultivation and agriculture-related courses. According to the minister, the determination is aimed astatine expanding access, inclusion and strengthening integrity of admissions processe...