FG Lifts Ban On Post-UTME, Says Schools Can Conduct the Exam If They Want
The Federal Government had a few days ago, lifted the ban on the conduct of Post-UTME screening exercises or aptitude test/examinations which was usually conducted yearly by schools for candidates seeking admission for over a decade now.
This was recently announced by the Minister of Education Adamu Adamu in Abuja.
According to him, universities, polytechnics and other institutions are free to conduct post-UTME screening exercises as a preconditionndition to gaining admission into public institutions of higher learning.
The Minister further explained that the Federal Government scrapped the controversial examination in order to fully understand what was going on in the institutions.
The minister went on to add that the government was now wiser regarding the conduct of the examination.
He, however, urged institutions and its authorities to make the fees for the post-UTME screening affordable so as not to impose huge financial burdens on parents.
This was recently announced by the Minister of Education Adamu Adamu in Abuja.
According to him, universities, polytechnics and other institutions are free to conduct post-UTME screening exercises as a preconditionndition to gaining admission into public institutions of higher learning.
The Minister further explained that the Federal Government scrapped the controversial examination in order to fully understand what was going on in the institutions.
The minister went on to add that the government was now wiser regarding the conduct of the examination.
He, however, urged institutions and its authorities to make the fees for the post-UTME screening affordable so as not to impose huge financial burdens on parents.
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