​The House of Representatives has urged the federal ministry of education to review downward the cost of Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) by about 50% from the current N7, 500.00 to not more than N3, 000.00.

The House, while adopting a motion by James Faleke (APC, Lagos) urged the Federal Ministry of Education to ensure that the cost of the other ‘ancillary forms’ for changes must be free or at the very barest minimum of N500.

These decisions were taken after a unanimous endorsement of the motion, in order to make university and other tertiary education accessible and affordable.

While leading debate on the motion, Fakele noted that the Joint Admissions Matriculation Board (JAMB) was said to have remitted the sum of N7.8 billion to the Federal Government being excess of the N12 billion made from sales of Unified Tertiary Examinations (UTME) application forms for University Admission in 2017 at the rate of N7, 500.00 each, excluding incomes from the sales of other forms such as Change of Course Forms and Change of University Forms at the rate of N5, 000.00 each.

He said an estimated 250,000 candidates purchased the UTME forms bringing the income from sales of the forms to estimated sum of N2.4bn per year.

The lawmaker further noted that the cost does not include the Post UMTE Examinations that are conducted by Universities at an average cost of N2, 500 (Two Thousand Five Hundred Naira only) per candidate excluding the expenses made on logistics.

Faleke said he was aware that JAMB had a surplus of N7 billion budget in 2017.

According to him “the increase in the number of Universities from 12 at inception of JAMB in 1798, with less than 50,000 candidates to over 400 tertiary institutions with more than 1.7 million candidates writing the exams and indices shows only about 50% of those who wrote the examinations were admitted in the universities as at 2017.

“Further aware that JAMB as a government agency is not set up for profit making but to promote educational development of the young citizens in pursuit of their professional career;

“Worried that the proliferation of Universities to 120, 83 Polytechnics, 82 Colleges of Education and other Tertiary Institutions under JAMB purview is portraying it as a profit making venture.

“I was alarmed at the allegation of the huge sum of money missing from the vaults, burning of scratch cards, lending out money made from sales of application forms, conversion of proceeds from sales of application forms to loans and Image ’empowerment’ funds to private individuals and fictitious by stories by the officials of the board”

“That being the first time such an amount is being returned to government coffers by any government agency, the management of JAMB deserves commendation for upholding the Federal Government’s Anti-Corruption policies.

“Believes that education, being a pivot upon which relational development of the nation rests, should be made available to citizens at the barest minimum cost”

The motion was thereafter unanimously adopted and referred to the committee on basic education led by Hon. Zakari Mohammed (APC, Kwara) to ensure compliance and report back in two weeks.

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.2nd FTC of the day back to back



the reps have said theirs,
meanwhile they will still use scope to collect the money back by asking those student to pay for change of course form after mass failure,



y stressing urself with jamb? u can gain admission through A-Level read my signature for more details..

saraki won't allow something like this in the Senate... anti masses sinator

I can bet my balls this is the last you ll hear of this issue

Nice one, sadly we all know this is the last we'll hear of this.





GET RID OF PIMPLES/ACNE SPOTS. CHECK MY SIGNATURE.

UMTEOP fear God na

Bring back free education to junior secondary schools at least

No need for reduction, the exam should be scrapped. Who dem epp?

Useless lawmakers... Just waking up from slumber... What were doing waiting for before?

Our legislators are working.
But will it not be rejected like peace corps?

Bad news for JAMB registrar and his goons....

tfelicityk:
Useless lawmakers... Just waking up from slumber... What were doing waiting for before?

you mind dem? After 3 yrs in the chamber

useless Govt

useless Educational sector

useless oga at the top

Rubbish

Lwkmd... This motion no hold water at all...
I pray mke this time no b the first and only time wey we go hear about this matter...

Day don break for them!

First time in history rep talk better thing in chamber

good move! this demonic govt keeps making things difficult by the seconds.

G

This is a very good development. More power to the elbows of our law makers. Are you capable of making millions of naira from export business? Click on the first link on my signature.

thief

No, let JAMB firm remain at 7500 or even increase to 15000 Naira. But let the salaries and allowances of legislators be reduced by 50%. That is when I will know that they love the masses. Our unserious legislators can reduce everything but not their salaries and allowances. I hate deception with passion. I refuse to be foolish.

Good

Great idea. Wish it could be implemented.

UMTE ..

OR
UTME !

I applaud this Development.
The average Nigerian struggles to pay for Waec. Pay for Neco. Then JAMB that is annual exploits you. The Nigerian system like Most Churches is designed to squeeze out money from even the Masses. I hope this reduction gets approved!!

God bless you Mr Faleke.. Possibly he will have be a better candidate to govern my State but Allah wills have been done. You can try more again n again.. My brother, Yahaya Bello wake up fa..


My fellow Nairalanders, celebrate wit me. I am plus 1 today Insha Allah. God bless my new age. Amin.

Ramadan Kareem to you all.

Let the sales of forms be according to the admission slots or vacancies available in all tertiary institutions.Stop the sales of forms above available admission slots not doing so is corruption.

israelmao:
Let the sales of forms be according to the admission slots or vacancies available in all tertiary institutions.Stop the sales of forms above available admission slots not doing so is corruption.

How are you sure that everyone who takes the exams will pass

James Faleke, you have proven that one of you still have sense but let us see the outcome to see if others really still have sense.

everything is going up in price and minimum wages is stagnant with d economic situation of d shit hole yet d gullible president will come and praise d most corruptible president we'v ever had in dis country

Xtfield:
No, let JAMB firm remain at 7500 or even increase to 15000 Naira. But let the salaries and allowances of legislators be reduced by 50%. That is when I will know that they love the masses. Our unserious legislators can reduce everything but not their salaries and allowances. I hate deception with passion. I refuse to be foolish.

OF WHAT BENEFIT WILL THE REDUCTION BE TO YOU