The reason Post-UTME was scrapped by the Federal Government has been
revealed by former Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission, NUC,
Professor Peter Okebukola.

He said that Nigerian universities deviated from the initial agreement NUC had
with Vice-Chancellors in 2004 when Post-UTME was introduced to screen
candidates via oral interview and written essay.

While further explaining the reasons Post-UTME was scrapped, Professor
Okebukola expatiated on reasons for the introduction of post-UTME in 2014. He
explained that the NUC and the vice-chancellors found out that they needed to
admit into the universities, secondary school leavers who have at least two
characteristics – Cognitive competence and Intuitive sense.


THE REASONS GOVT SCRAPPED POST-UTME SCREENING

The former was tested tested by JAMB while institutions were expected to test the
latter. ‘’JAMB’s UTME targets only the first characteristic; while the university-
level screening should measure the second,’’ he said.

He, however said: ‘’We got the blessing of President Olusegun Obasanjo and the
National Assembly to do the following:


maximum charge to candidates for the exercise should be one thousand Naira
(N1,000),


candidates should be screened not with the kind of test used by JAMB but
through other mechanisms.

According to him, since 2010, both guidelines were ditched by most universities,
stressing that universities were conducting the same tests as JAMB, charging at
least five times the agreed-cost and not conducting oral interviews and essay
screening.

Excerpts: VanguardNGR


So, these are the reasons for scrapping of Post-UTME. Do you think the Federal
Government is justified to do this? Share your thoughts with us!

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The reason Post-UTME was scrapped by the Federal Government has been
revealed by former Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission, NUC,
Professor Peter Okebukola.

He said that Nigerian universities deviated from the initial agreement NUC had
with Vice-Chancellors in 2004 when Post-UTME was introduced to screen
candidates via oral interview and written essay.

While further explaining the reasons Post-UTME was scrapped, Professor
Okebukola expatiated on reasons for the introduction of post-UTME in 2014. He
explained that the NUC and the vice-chancellors found out that they needed to
admit into the universities, secondary school leavers who have at least two
characteristics – Cognitive competence and Intuitive sense.


THE REASONS GOVT SCRAPPED POST-UTME SCREENING

The former was tested tested by JAMB while institutions were expected to test the
latter. ‘’JAMB’s UTME targets only the first characteristic; while the university-
level screening should measure the second,’’ he said.

He, however said: ‘’We got the blessing of President Olusegun Obasanjo and the
National Assembly to do the following:


maximum charge to candidates for the exercise should be one thousand Naira
(N1,000),


candidates should be screened not with the kind of test used by JAMB but
through other mechanisms.

According to him, since 2010, both guidelines were ditched by most universities,
stressing that universities were conducting the same tests as JAMB, charging at
least five times the agreed-cost and not conducting oral interviews and essay
screening.

Excerpts: VanguardNGR


So, these are the reasons for scrapping of Post-UTME. Do you think the Federal
Government is justified to do this? Share your thoughts with us!

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