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- Enter the Card PIN.
- Finally, click the “Submit” button to get your 2022 WAEC Result.
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Over 42,000 write UTME mop-up, JAMB registrar monitors
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has expressed satisfaction over the conduct of its 2022 mop-up Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) held in 45 centres across the country on Saturday.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the examination was for candidates who could not participate in the examination during the main exercise in May.
This was due to various reasons, including examination malpractices.
The board noted that after every exercise, it reviewed various reports from officials in the field and video footage of the examination.
It said this is normally carried out by a team of experts, with a view to detecting activities subversive of the process.
The board’s Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, told newsmen while monitoring the exercise in Lagos that over 42,000 candidates were participating in the examination in five states.
“Yes, we are here to monitor the conduct of this examination in Lagos.
“After a thorough analysis of the conduct of the 2022 UTME in 10 centres spread across five states of the federation where examination malpractices were established to have taken place, it became necessary to cancel the results of all candidates who sat for the examination in the affected states.
“Other categories of candidates rescheduled for the mop-up UTME are those with fingerprint peculiarities, BVN failure and technical issues.
“However, the fact that we are bending backwards to try to accommodate these categories of candidates is not an indication of failure.
“It is an indication of strength and an indication of the fact that we are aware that we are going to be accountable to God,” the JAMB boss said.
He decried the activities of some centres involved in aiding and abetting examination malpractices during the main examination held early in May.
“We have evidence of what happened in those centres. We had security information on when they were planning it.
“And so, we wanted them to do whatever they wanted and let us see the outcome and also the effect of what they had done on the system.
“But we now discovered that even if those who are planning these malpractices are 80 per cent, what about the 20 per cent innocent children; that is why we are rewriting this examination,” he explained.
According to the registrar, rewriting the examination has cost the board over N100 million.
He said that the fight against examination malpractices was non-negotiable with the board.
Oloyede said that because of the guilt of the centres involved in the malpractices, the owners had yet to come forward for their payment for the exercise.
“My advice, therefore, for candidates generally, especially those writing this examination here today, is that they have seen for themselves what all of us have made of the country.
“They are free to determine whether they want to continue with this system, or on their own, whether they are eager to create a better tomorrow, and the better tomorrow is not to cheat in the examination.
“They have seen for themselves that cutting corners does not pay, they have seen that they are repeating the examination, though it costs us a lot of money.
“The only shortcut to success is hard work,” he said.
On the ongoing strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), the Professor of Islamic Studies appealed for a way out, so that students could return to the classrooms.
“As far as I am concerned, even if ASUU calls off the strike, that will not prevent it from happening again.
“I believe that what we should do is to look at the system and take some dry hard decisions.
“If we do not take such decisions, then we may be postponing the evil day,” Oloyede said.
Francis David, one of the candidates who sat for the examination told NAN that the lingering ASUU strike was another challenge.
He said that he hoped the essence of taking the examination would not be defeated by the prolonged strike.
According to him, the end to the strike does not seem in sight, especially as the country prepares for the 2023 general elections.
“All the attention of the country’s leaders now is on the forthcoming elections.
“This whole issue between the Federal Government and ASUU is demoralising, as it leaves the hope of most of us hanging.
“It is giving us cause for concern, especially as there are other students that are also waiting on the brink already,” he said.
NAN reports that centres visited by the registrar include: JKK ETC on Ikorodu Road, the WAEC International Office (WIO) Agidingbi, Ikeja and the WAEC Test and Training Centre (WTTC) Ogba.
(NAN)
LADOKE AKINTOLA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, OGBOMOSO
2022/2023 ADMISSION EXERCISE PROGRAMME CUT-OFF MARKS
Notice is hereby given to all candidates who chose LAUTECH, Ogbomoso as an institution of the first choice
as well as those who wish to change to the Institution as the first choice that underlisted are the O’level,
UTME subject requirement as well as cut-off marks for the various programs offered by the
university for the 2022/2023 admission exercise.S/N COURSE O’LEVEL SUBJECTS UTME SUBJECTS CUT OFF
MARKS1. ACCOUNTING Five (5)’O’ level passes at
credit level to include English
Language, Mathematics,
Economics, and any two (2)
subjects in either Sciences,
Social Sciences, or the Arts. In
addition to this, the applicant
shall meet the necessary UME
cut off point.
Mathematics, English
Language, Economics and any
other from Geography,
Commerce, Financial
Accounting, Government and
Agricultural Science.
1802. AGRICULTURAL
ECONOMICS
Five (5)’O’ level passes at
credit level WAEC/ NECO/
NABTEB/ GCE in English
Language, Mathematics,
Chemistry, Physics,
Agricultural Science or
Biology. However, Economics
or Geography may be
accepted in lieu of Physics
provided such candidates
scores at least a Pass in
Physics.
English Language, Chemistry,
Physics, Biology, or Agricultural
Science/Animal Husbandry.
1703. AGRICULTURAL
EXTENSION AND
RURAL
DEVELOPMENTFive (5)’ O’ level passes at
credit level to include English
Language, Mathematics,
Physics, Chemistry and
Biology or Agricultural
Science.
English Language, Physics,
Chemistry, Biology or
Agricultural Science.
170
24. AGRICULTURAL
ENGINEERING
Five (5)’O’ level subjects
passed at credit level in
English Language,
Mathematics, Chemistry,
Physics and any relevant
science subject.
English Language, Physics,
Mathematics and Chemistry
1705. ANATOMY Five O’Level passes at Credit
level to include English
Language, Mathematics,
Physics, Chemistry and Biology
English Language, Biology,
Mathematics, Physics or
Chemistry
2206. ANIMAL NUTRITION
AND
BIOTECHNOLOGY
Five (5)’O’ level passes at
credit level to include English
Language, Mathematics,
Chemistry, Agricultural
Science or Biology and Physics
or Geography or Economics.
English Language, Chemistry,
Physics and either Biology or
Agricultural Science.
1707. ANIMAL
PRODUCTION AND
HEALTH
Five (5) ‘O’ level passes at
credit level to include
Mathematics, English
Language, Physics, Chemistry
and any of Agricultural Science
or Biology or Animal
Husbandry.
English Language, Physics,
Chemistry and any of
Agricultural/ Biology/ Animal
Husbandry.
1708. ARCHITECTURE Five (5)’O’ level subjects
passed at credit level in
English Language,
Mathematics, Chemistry,
Physics and Biology or
Technical Drawing, Fine Art,
Geography, Economics,
Building Construction.
English Language, Physics,
Mathematics, and any of
Chemistry, Biology, Technical
Drawing, Fine Art or
Geography
1809. BIOCHEMISTRY Five (5) O ’Level passes at
credit level to include English
Language, Mathematics,
Physics, Chemistry, and
Biology
English Language, Physics,
Chemistry and Biology.
200
310. BUILDING Five (5) O’ Level passes at
credit level to include
Mathematics, Physics,
Chemistry, English Language
and any of Technical Drawing,
Building Construction, Biology,
Geography, Economics or Fine
Arts.
English Language,
Mathematics, Physics and any
of Chemistry, Technical
Drawing and Building
Construction
17011. BUSINESS
MANAGEMENT
Five (5) 0’ level passes at
credit level to include
Mathematics, English
Language, Economics, and any
two (2) Social Science subjects.
English Language,
Mathematics,
Economics, and any Social
Science subject.
18012. CHEMICAL
ENGINEERING
Five(5)’O’ level subjects
passed at credit level in
English Language,
Mathematics, Chemistry,
Physics and any relevant
science subject.
Mathematics, English
Language, Physics and
Chemistry.
17013. CIVIL ENGINEERING Five(5)’O’ level subjects
passed at credit level in
English Language,
Mathematics, Chemistry,
Physics and any relevant
science subject.
English Language, Physics,
Mathematics and Chemistry.
18014. COMPUTER
ENGINEERING
Five(5)’O’ level subjects
passed at credit level in
English Language,
Mathematics, Chemistry,
Physics and any relevant
science subject.
English Language,
Mathematics, Physics and
Chemistry.
17015. COMPUTER SCIENCE Five(5)’O’ level subjects
passed at credit level in
English Language,
Mathematics, Physics and any
other two subject from
Chemistry / Biology /
Agricultural Science,
Economics / Geography.
English Language, and any
three of Mathematics, Physics,
Chemistry, Biology, Economics
and Geography
18016. CONSUMER AND
HOME ECONOMICS
Five (5) O’level passes at credit
level to include English
Language, Mathematics,
Chemistry, Biology or
Agricultural Science and any
one of Physics, Nutrition, Fine
Arts, Textiles, Garment
Making, Catering, Economics
or Geography.
English Language, Chemistry
and any of Mathematics or
Physics, and Biology or
Agricultural Sciences
17017. CROP AND
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
Five (5)’O’ level passes at
credit level to include English
Language, Mathematics,
Chemistry, Biology and Physics
English Language,
Physics, Chemistry, Biology or
Agricultural Science.
17018. CROP PRODUCTION
AND SOIL SCIENCE
Five(5)’O’ level passes at
credit level to include English
Language, Mathematics,
Chemistry , Physics,
Agricultural Science or Biology
English Language, Chemistry,
Physics and either Biology or
Agricultural Science
17019. CYBER SECURITY
SCIENCE
Five(5)’O’ level subjects
passed at credit level in
English Language,
Mathematics, Physics and any
other two subject from
Chemistry / Biology /
Agricultural Science,
Economics / Geography.
English Language,
Mathematics, Physics and any
other two subject from
Chemistry / Biology /
Agricultural Science,
Economics / Geography.
18020. EARTH SCIENCES Five (5)’O’ level passes at
credit level to include
Mathematics, English
Language, Physics, Chemistry
and Biology or Technical
Drawing or Geography.
Mathematics, English
Language, Physics and
Chemistry.
17021. ECONOMICS Five (5) 0’ level passes at
credit level to include English
Language, Mathematics,
Economics, and any other two
(2) subjects in either Sciences,
Social Sciences, or the Arts. In
addition to this, the applicant
English Language,
Mathematics, Economics, and
any Social Science subject.
170
shall meet the necessary
UTME cut off point.22. ELECTRONIC AND
ELECTRICAL
ENGINEERING
Five (5)’O’ level subjects
passed at credit level in
English Language,
Mathematics, Chemistry,
Physics and any relevant
science subject.
English Language, Physics,
Mathematics and Chemistry
18023. ENGLISH AND
LITERARY STUDIES
English Language, Literaturein-English and any other three
(3) Arts subjects
English Language, Literaturein-English and any other two
arts subjects
17024. ESTATE
MANAGEMENT
Five (5) O’ Level passes at
credit level to include English
Language, Mathematics,
Economics, and any other two
subjects one of which must be
a subject selected from
Physics, Chemistry, Biology,
Geography or Technical
Drawing.
English Language,
Mathematics, and any other
two subjects from Economics,
Geography, Physics, Chemistry
or Technical Drawing
17025. FINE AND APPLIED
ARTS
Five(5)’O’ level passes at
credit level to include English
Language, Fine Art / Visual Art,
Mathematics, and any two
Science Subjects
English Language, Chemistry,
Mathematics and Fine Art /
Physics.
17026. FISHERIES AND
AQUACULTURE
Five (5) O’level passes at credit
level to include English
Language, Mathematics,
Chemistry, Physics and
Biology/Agricultural Sciences
English Language,
Biology/Agricultural Science,
Chemistry and
Physics/Mathematics
17027. FOOD ENGINEERING Five(5)’O’ level subjects
passed at credit level in
English Language,
Mathematics, Chemistry,
Physics and Biology/Agric
Science.
Mathematics, English and any
two of Physics, Chemistry,
Biology or Agricultural Science.
18028. FOOD SCIENCE Five(5)’O’ level subjects
passed at credit level in
English Language,
Mathematics, Chemistry,
Physics and Biology or
Agricultural Science
English Language, Physics,
Chemistry and Biology or
Agricultural Science
17029. FOREST RESOURCES
MANAGEMENT
Five (5) O’level passes at credit
level to include English
Language, Mathematics,
Chemistry, Physics and
Biology/Agricultural Science
English Language, Biology/
Agricultural Science,
Chemistry, Physics/
Mathematics
17030. HISTORY Five (5) O’level passes at credit
level to include English
Language, and any other four
relevant subjects either in Arts
or Social Sciences
English Language, and any
other three (3) arts subjects
17031. HOSPITALITY AND
TOURISM
MANAGEMENT
English Language,
Mathematics, Economics and
any other subject from Arts or
Social Sciences
Five (5) O’level passes at credit
level to include English
Language, Mathematics, and
any three from Agricultural
Science/Biology, Chemistry,
Economics, Geography, Home
Economics, Tourism and
Nutrition
17032. INFORMATION
SYSTEM
Five (5)’O’ level subjects
passed at credit level in
English Language,
Mathematics, Physics and any
other two subject from
Chemistry / Biology /
Agricultural Science,
Economics / Geography.
English Language,
Mathematics, Physics and any
other two subject from
Chemistry / Biology /
Agricultural Science,
Economics / Geography.
17033. LIBRARY AND
INFORMATION
SCIENCE
Five (5) O’level passes at
credit level to include English
and Mathematics one science
subject and any other two
social Science/Arts subjects
English Language,
Mathematics, and one of CRS,
Agricultural Science,
Government, Lit-in-English,
Geography, Economics,
Commerce, Computer and
Yoruba and any one of the
Science subjects
1707
34. MARKETING Five (5)’O’ level passes at
credit level to include
Mathematic, English
Language, Economics, and any
two (2) from Marketing,
Business Administration,
Geography, Commerce,
Government, Financial
Accounting.
Mathematics, English
Language, and any other two
(2) from Economics,
Geography, Commerce,
Marketing, Government and
Agricultural Science.
17035. MECHANICAL
ENGINEERING
Five (5)’O’ level subjects
passed at credit level in
English Language,
Mathematics, Chemistry,
Physics and any relevant
science subject.
English Language, Physics,
Mathematics and Chemistry
18036. MEDICAL
LABORATORY
SCIENCE
Five (5)’O’ level passes at
credit level to include
Mathematics, English
Language, Chemistry, Biology
and Physics.
English Language, Physics,
Chemistry, Biology.
22037. MEDICINE Five O’Level Passes at Credit
level to include English
Language, Mathematics,
Physics, Chemistry and Biology
English Language, Physics,
Chemistry and Biology
25038. NURSING Five (5) ‘O’ level passes of
credit level to include English
Language, Mathematics,
Physics, Chemistry and
Biology.
Biology, Chemistry, English
Language, Physics and Biology.
24039. NUTRITION AND
DIETETICS
Five (5)’O’ Level passes at
credit Level to include English
Language, Mathematics,
Physics, Chemistry, and
Biology.
English Language, Chemistry,
Biology and Physics.
18040. PHILOSOPHY Five (5) O’level passes at credit
level to include English
Language, and any other four
from the following: IRK/CRS,
English Language, and any
other three subjects from Arts
and/or Social Sciences
170. Government,
Economics/Commerce,
History, Yoruba/Hausa/Igbo,
with one from Geography,
Literature-in-English,41. PHYSIOLOGY Five (5) O ’Level passes at
credit level to include English
Language, Mathematics,
Physics, Chemistry, and
Biology.
Physics, Chemistry, Biology
and English Language.
22042. PURE AND APPLIED
BIOLOGY
Five (5)’O’ level passes at
credit level to include English
Language, Mathematic,
Biology, Physics and
Chemistry.
English Language, Biology,
Chemistry and Physics or
Mathematics.
17043. PURE AND APPLIED
CHEMISTRY
Five (5)’O’ level passes at
credit level to include English
Language, Mathematics,
Biology, Physics and
Chemistry.
English Language, Physics,
Chemistry and Biology.
17044. PURE AND APPLIED
MATHEMATICS
Five (5)’O’ level passes at
credit level to include
Mathematics, English
Language, Biology, Physics and
Chemistry.
Mathematics, English
Language, Physics and any one
of Chemistry, Biology and
Economics
17045. PURE AND APPLIED
PHYSICS
Five (5)’O’ level passes at
credit level to includes
Mathematics, English
Language, Biology, Physics
and Chemistry.
English Language, Physics,
Chemistry and Mathematics or
Biology.
17046. SCIENCE
LABORATORY
TECHNOLOGY
Five (5)’O’ level passes at
credit level to include
Mathematics, English
Language, Biology, Physics and
Chemistry
English Language, Biology,
Chemistry, Physics, or
Mathematics.
18047. SOCIOLOGY Five (5) O’level passes at
credit level to include English
Language, Mathematics and
English Language,
Mathematics, and any other
170
any other three subjects from
the social sciences
two subjects from the social
sciences48. STATISTICS Five (5)’O’ level passes at
credit level in English
Language, Mathematics,
Chemistry, Physics and
Biology.
English Language,
Mathematics. Any two (2) of
Physics Chemistry or Biology.
17049. SURVEYING AND
GEOINFORMATICS
Five (5) O’ Level passes at
credit level to include English
Language, Mathematics,
Physics, Geography, and any
one other subject selected
from Chemistry, Technical
Drawing, Fine Arts,
Biology/Agricultural Science or
Economics.
English Language,
Mathematics, Physics and any
one of Geography, or
Chemistry.
17050. TRANSPORT
MANAGEMENT
Five (5)’O’ level passes at
credit level to include
Mathematics, English
Language, and any two (2)
from Physics, Chemistry,
Biology and anyone (1) from
Economics, Geography,
Government, Commerce, and
Agricultural Science.
English Language,
Mathematics. And anyone (1)
of Geography, Economics,
Commerce, Agricultural
Science and any one (1) of
Physics, Chemistry and
Biology.
17051. URBAN AND
REGIONAL
PLANNING
Five (5)’O’ level passes at
credit level at the SSCE level or
its equivalent. The subject
must include English
Language, Mathematic,
Chemistry, Geography and any
other two subjects; from
Physics, Chemistry, Biology
and Economics.
Mathematics, English
Language, Geography and any
one from Biology, Chemistry
or Economics.
17010
52. WILDLIFE AND
ECOTOURISM
MANAGEMENT
Five (5) O’level passes at credit
level to include English
Language, Mathematics,
Chemistry, Physics and Biology
or Agricultural Science
English Language,
Biology/Agricultural Science,
Chemistry, Physics or
Mathematics
170Concerned are advised to carefully study the above as unqualified candidates will not be eligible to
register for the university’s Post UTME exercise to be conducted in due course.
With best wishes.
Signed:
Dr. K. A. Ogunleye
Registrar
Friday, August 5, 2022Vice-chancellors, lecturers, others argue reduction of JAMB cut-off marks to 140
Some interested parties in the education sector have expressed mixed reactions to the recent lowering of the Universal Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) cut-off marks for admission seekers into the tertiary institutions in Nigeria.
Their positions were made known in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Osogbo, Ibadan, Abeokuta, Ado-Ekiti, Akure, and Ilorin on Sunday, 7th August, 2022.
While some described the development as a sign of setback for the nation’s educational development, others said that lowering of the cut-off marks was good news for admission seekers.
In his views, Adebayo Obadiora, acting head of department, arts and social sciences, Faculty of Education, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife in Osun, said that lowering the UTME cut-off marks would jeopardise the standard of education in Nigeria.
Obadiora said that the decision of the Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB) to adopt 140 as the minimum cut-off marks for degree awarding institutions for the 2022/2023 admission process was not good enough.
He said a student who cannot score 200 out of 400 marks in JAMB may find it difficult to excel when admitted.
“One hundred and forty out of 400 is 35 percent at ‘O’ level result. This is F9 and any student who scores F9 in cogent subjects like English Language or Mathematics cannot gain admission to the university with such a result,” he said.
Mr Obadiora said that such students, when admitted, would not be able to cope with their mates and would end up having to resit their papers.
The don said that federal universities were still finding it hard to accommodate many of the candidates, even at the cut-off marks of 200 and above, much less now that it was dropped to 140.
He, therefore, appealed to JAMB to dialogue with the authorities of universities and other professionals in order to be advised accordingly on admission scores.
This, he said, would make the nation’s graduates to be able to compete with their counterparts globally.
Also, Olugbenga Ehinola, head of the geology department, University of Ibadan, Oyo, said that the continuous lowering of UTME cut-off marks would, definitely, affect the quality of applicants being offered admission into the federal universities.
“It only encourages applicants, whose parents are wealthy to patronize private universities and this may affect standardization of admission,” Mr. Ehinola said.
Contrarily, Clement Kolawole of the department of education, University of Ibadan, said there would be no serious implication.
“It was what the agency considered to be realistic,” Mr. Kolawole said.
In his views, Adams Onuka, a retired professor of education evaluation, said the decision indicated that the teaching and learning processes in our schools had been ineffective
This, Mr. Onuka said, could be due to some intervening factors that were likely to be multifarious, including family, social, school, and funding factors, amongst others.
“The immediate implication is that our school system is not living up to expectations in the production of future leaders for the nation; as garbage in equals garbage out.
“It means that we are feeding the tertiary education system with ill-prepared inputs and the outputs would, therefore, be half-baked.
“It’s not the duty of the tertiary education system to prepare learners for the primary and secondary education system, which are the foundation for the tertiary education system.
“This trend, if not arrested, will likely lead to the collapse of the entire education system, leadership development process, and societal development as a whole,” Mr. Onuka said.
The don said that the situation could also lead to greater exodus of youths to other climes and further depreciated the Naira, as a result of higher rate of capital flight.
“Thus, all hands must be on the deck to address the abnormality with immediate effect.
“In fact, we need to declare a state of emergency in the education sector.
“We must fund it and carry out research, so that innovative measures and remedies can be evolved to bring our education system back on track.
“Needs assessment of the sector, in terms of quality of teachers at the primary and secondary subsystems, infrastructure and facilities, management and governance, as well as teaching and learning interactions and parental responsibilities, should be immediately done before any other process is carried out.
“This is to properly evolve lasting and enduring solutions to this unexpected outcome in the education system,” he said.
In Abeokuta, Oluwagbenga Adeleye, the chairman of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Federal University of Agriculture, expressed concern over the matter, warning that the trend would ultimately destroy the education system in the country.
Mr Adeleye, who lectures at the department of animal production and health, said that the standard of education at the tertiary level would continue to dwindle with such a policy.
Professor Jeremiah Ojediran
He said that such policy would also continue to encourage mediocrity, with the tertiary institutions producing half-baked graduates with serious consequences upon the nation’s economy and future.“I don’t see any sense in lowering the cut-off marks, because there is no practical sense in it.
“I don’t know why the administration handling JAMB is bent on reducing the cut-off marks annually and destroying the lives of students.
“Are we saying that hard work doesn’t matter these days? These days, some students cannot even express themselves or write fairly well, and one wonders how they got into the tertiary institution.
“We have destroyed values, morals and hard work and we need to go back to where we are coming from.
“Some students, who are supposed to be in technical schools, are finding their ways into the universities.
“It is not that technical schools are not good; they have their own advantages, because they help to fix students into places where they are best fitted for the purpose of further grooming,” he said.
Mr Adeleye explained that serious students would continue to seek for quality education abroad as the standard and quality of education continue to dwindle in the country.
Commenting, Poju Adeniyi, an SS3 student of the Abeokuta Grammar School, Abeokuta, told NAN that the trend would encourage laziness and discourage healthy competition among students.
Mr Adeniyi, however, said that he preferred to work hard to be able to meet up with the cut-off marks of his desired course.
“This will prepare me for the university system in addition to making me always ready to sustain my tempo of hard work, in pursuit of my educational goals,” he said.
Meanwhile, the vice-chancellor, Bells University of Technology, Ota, Jeremiah Ojediran, justified the lowering of the cut-off marks.
Mr Ojediran said that the decision would create a level playing field for students seeking admission into Nigeria’s tertiary institutions.
According to him, the continuous lowering of UTME cut-off marks will not affect the standard of education.
Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu (Photo Credit: Punch)
“When it comes to the standard of admission, what really matters is the result of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC),” he said.Mr Ojediran explained that lowering the cut-off marks was to safeguard those institutions, who want to fix their cut-off marks below the 140 stipulated by JAMB.
According to him, JAMB result is only a prerequisite requirement for admission, adding that what qualifies a student are the five ‘O’ Level credits in relevant subjects.
“Some students with 180 score enter institutions to make first class or end up being the best graduating students.
“We have also seen students who scored 360 in JAMB, but who could not compete with students who scored 180,” he said.
In Ado-Ekiti, a retired school principal and administrator, Amos Ajakaye, said that the lowering of the cut-off marks would create room for laziness among the students.
“Instead of them working and studying hard to achieve the desired excellent grade in the entrance examinations, they will only prefer to limit their scope toward their now reduced cut-off marks,” he said.
In her submission, Yetunde Omonijo, the headmaster-general in Ekiti, said that the issue depended largely on the underlying factors that necessitated such intervention by the affected and concerned institutions.
“What I’m saying in essence is that those institutions that embarked on such may have their genuine reasons for doing so.
“It may be that such cut-off marks were seen to be over-exercised in the first place, which needed to be reviewed downward.
“In that case, we cannot totally blame government or institutions for lowering the cut-off marks for students seeking admission to further their studies,” Mrs Omonijo said.
Also, Bode Afolayan, a director in the quality assurance bureau, Ekiti State Ministry of Education and Values Orientation, said the matter needed to be carefully examined by relevant government regulatory agencies.
This, Mr Afolayan said, was necessary in order not to jeopardise the nation’s education system.
“There is a need for relevant government agencies to be on top of their game, especially when it concerns issues bothering the nation’s education sector.
“No nation can develop, except with a well-developed quantitative and qualitative education system.
“So, lowering cut-off marks for admission seeking students must be tailored, not only toward improving the standards of education, but also toward the overall best students’ performance,” he said.
Meanwhile, a lecturer at the Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, Sola Afolayan, frowned at the rate at which JAMB was reducing its scores.
Afolayan said that the nationwide lockdown, occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic, believably had negatively impacted on the students’ performances in external examinations, urging universities to test the students before admitting them.
In his remarks, Sandra Oyinye of the department of English and literary studies, Federal University of Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), said that continuous lowering of UTME cut-off marks would not affect the standard of education.
Ms Oyinye said what really mattered at measuring the standard of admission were the WAEC or the National Examinations Council (NECO) results.
“I have seen students with high scores in JAMB not doing well when admitted into the university. I mean, students with high scores, such as 350, ending up with second class lower division,” she said.
Ms Oyinye, therefore, advised that the UTME scores should not be the only pre-requisite in gaining admission into higher institutions.
Another university lecturer, James Gbadeyan, urged JAMB to rather increase the UTME cut-off marks to save the nation’s education from total collapse.
Mr Gbadeyan explained that lowering of UTME admission points had just shown the deliberate tendencies to bastardise the tertiary education system.
“How can JAMB give a student, who scored just 140, which is equivalent to about 35 per cent of 400, a pass mark to be admitted into a university?
“I want to say that any student, who cannot score at least 180, has no business in the university.
“I will like to appeal to the Federal Government and JAMB to reconsider their plans to lower the UTME cut-off marks and stop bastardising the tertiary education in Nigeria,” he said.
Meanwhile, Suleiman Yusuf of the mass communication department, Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, said he could not conceive the rationale behind the decision to lower the mark.
Mr Yusuf said: “I find the rationale behind such a crucial decision inconceivable, particularly when one considers the UTME candidates’ better performance this year than the previous year.
”It all points to the fact that our tertiary education system needs a very quick intervention, if it must be globally competitive.
”Despite the fact that there is a clause, which empowers individual university to fix its own cut-off marks, it still gives room for the age-long lopsidedness in the admission policies and procedures of the Nigerian universities, public and private.
“And with the lingering ASUU strike, coupled with the rising figures of admission seekers across the country, all hands must be on deck to salvage our university education system,” Mr Yusuf said.
Also, an educationist, Wale Iborida, saw the lowering of the mark as an opportunity for as many students as possible.
The move, Iborida said, would also give universities, polytechnics, as well as Colleges of Education more rooms to accommodate those missing admissions on a yearly basis.
He, however, feared that the policy would encourage laziness and lower the standard of education in tertiary institutions of the country.
According to him, it can have a multiplier effect on the already low standard of education in the country, in addition to hindering the competitive drive for excellence among students in tertiary institutions.
Similarly, Michael Oke of the department of finance, Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, said that the continuous lowering of the cut-off marks could be attributed to the deteriorating standard in the country’s educational system.
Mr Oke said that the move, no doubt, amounted to lowering the standard of education.
According to him, this is nothing, but a reflection of the Nigeria situation, where almost every tier (primary, secondary and tertiary) of the Nigerian public educational system has been destroyed.
Mr Oke, while decrying the attitude of the government to education, however, added that reduction in the cut-off marks would allow candidates to secure admission to tertiary institutions, especially the private ones in the country.
“This is because candidates with very low marks may not be able to secure admission into public institutions.
“Each university will still set its own cut-off marks, which may be far above JAMB’s cut-off marks, depending on the institution and on the course of study.
“Thus, the minimum cut-off marks, as set by JAMB, may not automatically guarantee admission into public institutions. Each university will still conduct post-JAMB examinations before the final selection.
“In most cases, candidates who scored the minimum mark set by JAMB, can secure admission to private institutions, as long as they can afford to pay the fees,” he said.
Meanwhile, Bayo Aborisade, department of general studies, Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), described JAMB as part of the institutional cog in the wheel of higher education in the country.
Mr Aborisade said that the original intention of streamlining admission processes for the convenience of candidates had, not only been defeated, but had also been compounded.
“Higher education institutions all over the world have responsibility for their programmes and how they select their candidates, but JAMB has taken over that responsibility in Nigeria.
“Also, JAMB is now forcing institutions to lower their standards by dictating what the cut-off marks should be, when, by law and by practice, it is the responsibility of the Senate of every institution to decide that matter.
“And, JAMB has made matters worse for candidates by making them sit for two examinations before admission and making the candidates pay for the examinations,” Mr Aborisade said.
According to him, it is unfortunate that institutions have little faith in examinations conducted by JAMB and that’s why they insist on the institutional examinations, called screening.
The don also said that JAMB examinations were fraught with problems of fraud, inflated grades and “miracle centres”.
Aborisade said that the anomaly had continued till date, making institutions to insist on choosing their candidates their own way.
“The consistent lowering of admission cut-off scores is part of the ‘politicisation’ of the admission process by JAMB.
“JAMB has become an albatross and obsolete to higher education and should be scrapped,” he said.
In his views, Ajao Moyosore, the chairman, of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Ilorin, supported the argument that universities should be allowed to determine the admission of their students without JAMB interference.
Mr. Moyosore said that JAMB should go back and give power of determination of cut-off marks to the Senate of respective universities.
He also said that JAMB should only conduct examinations and leave it at that, as giving their cut-off marks would create confusion in the system and present the educational system as a politicized one.
“This national cut-off mark of 140, as stated by JAMB, should be totally discarded; it makes us a laughing stock.
“It means that students that are admitted or given admission are actually not qualified, because if you do a mental calculation of 140, that is 35 percent,” he said.
According to him, JAMB is only giving the students false hope of being eligible for admission, having scored 140.
The Unilorin ASUU chairman, however, stated that no Nigerian first-generation university, including the university, would accept 140 as its cut-off mark.
“This creates the impression that instead of students aiming to pass higher, they will now relax and say, ‘Okay, it’s just 140’.
“That’s the situation we have found ourselves in. We are playing politics with everything in the system,” he said.
Moyosore reiterated that JAMB should constrain itself to organising examinations and stop pronouncing national cut-off marks.
“They should leave this to the Senate of each university; if each university decides to say its own pass mark is 100, then, that is its own problem.
“But to say that the national cut-off mark is 140 is embarrassing to the country.
“We have to stop politicizing our education system because when you and I were going to school, it was merit that took us to the universities.
“We have an issue where we are bringing weak students into the university and what do you think will happen? People must realize that not all students must go to university.
“Some of them could go to the polytechnics, Colleges of Education, and technical institutions,” he said.
I love surfing the internet, and Nairaland is one of my favourite internet joints to check out.
Today I came across a thread from someone asking if they can change their Date of birth and full name on their waec result. Hopefully this thread profers a solution.
Here’s how to effect the changes you want on your WAEC certificate.
Below are the things you need to change your name/date of birth in WAEC result:
Birth Certificate (Original must be sighted by a WAEC Staff when submitting your request): First and most importantly, you need to get your certificate of birth showing your name (s) clearly. It is very important because you cannot do without it. In fact, it is the first thing they will ask from you.
Administrative Fee of N10,000: Whether you are applying for a change of name or date of birth, you will be expected to pay an administrative fee of N10,000 only.
The payment for both name and DOB is a one time payment, you won’t be paying for each services.
A Letter of Application: You have to write a formal letter to WAEC, requesting for a change of name or date of birth (as the case may be).
Remember, it must be a formal letter or else, your application will be rejected.
An Affidavit: You will also need an Affidavit from any high court in Nigeria. Just go to the high court in your state and apply to a for an affidavit of a change of name.
Original WAEC certificate to be corrected: Lastly, you need to submit the certificate you want them to correct. If possible, get your original WAEC certificate.
Take all these things to WAEC office and follow all their instructions.
How long does change name/date of birth in WAEC result take?
It will take about 6 months or more for WAEC to change your name or date of birth in your WAEC result or certificate.After following the steps given below, you will be asked to come back later. It is advisable to subsequently check their office to know when the result will be ready.
Do you have other questions? Please ask them in this thread.
Students have asked when the second series WAEC GCE Registration will start. This thread is to offer support and assistance to students who need information about the registration and as well facts that will help the WAEC GCE registration go easy for them.
When will WAEC GCE Registration For 2022 Second Series Commence?
WAEC GCE registration period begins on Wednesday, July 13, 2022
When will WAEC GCE Registration For the 2022 second Series Close?
Friday, August 12, 2022, at 12.00 midnight.
How Much Is The WAEC GCE FORM FOR 2022 OCTOBER / NOVEMBER Second Series?
Candidates are expected to pay a registration fee of Eighteen Thousand Naira (N18,000) only, at branches of any of the following banks or any accredited agent and obtain the Registration PIN and Information VCD:
Walk In Registration is N35,000 Registration must be done not less than twenty-four hours before the scheduled time of the paper(s) intended to sit for.
Where Can I Buy The WAEC GCE Registration Form?
Where Can I Buy WAEC GCE Form?
Which Banks Can I Buy WAEC GCE Pin?Access Bank Plc
Ecobank Plc
Fidelity Bank Plc
First Bank of Nig
First City Monument Bank Plc
Guaranty Trust Bank Plc
Heritage Bank Plc
Jaiz Bank
Polaris Bank Ltd
Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc
Standard Chartered Bank Plc
Sterling Bank Plc
Union Bank of Nigeria Plc
United Bank for Africa Plc
Unity Bank Plc
WEMA Bank Plc
Zenith Bank Plc
Also, candidates will be required to pay a Five Hundred Naira (N500.00) commission to the banks/accredited agents.Do I Need NIN For WAEC GCE REGISTRATION SECOND SERIES 2022?
Each Candidate is expected to have a National Identification Number for the Registration exercise
You Can read the full registration details here
Do you have questions? Ask in the comment section
The Kwara State College Of Nursing & Midwifery hereby invites applicants for admission into its Basic Nursing Programmes for the 2018/2019 academic session.
Candidate for admission into the General Nursing Education Programme must possess the Senior Secondary School Certificate or its equivalent with five credits to include English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology at not more than 2 sittings.
The examination bodies approved by the Nursing and Midwifery Council are NECO and WAEC.
Cost of Form
Sales of form cost N10,000 and also a Convenience Fee of N300 is expected to be paid alongside the form fee.Total Cost: N10,300
Method Of Application
Interested Candidates are To obtain the form online via the link kindly click http://son-test.skool-board.com/student/payment.php?payselected=1&index%5B0%5D=0Entrance Examination Date
Entrance Examination for all Basic Nursing Applicants comes up on 8th August, 2018 at the College by 7.30a.m. Prompt.Interview Date
For the successful candidates in the Entrance Examination, Oral Interview comes up on the 3rd to 5th September, 2018.Shortlist of Candidates and Resumption Date
Applicants that are successful in both the Entrance Examination and Oral Interview and is offered a provisional admission resumes 8th October, 2018The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) on Tuesday announced the release of its January/February series of the 2018 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).
This was disclosed by the council’s Head of National Office (HNO) Adenipekun who announced the release in Lagos.
According to him, 11,721 candidates registered for the examination, while 11,307 actually sat for the test.
The breakdown of candidates’ performances revealed that 8,113 candidates obtained credits and above in two subjects. 6,375 others obtained credits and above in three subjects, while 4,762 candidates obtained credits and above in four subjects.
3,263 candidates obtained credits and above in five subjects, while 2,010 others obtained credits and above in six subjects. 1,937 candidates, representing 17.13 per cent, obtained the minimum of credits in five subjects and above, including English Language and Mathematics.
It was equally disclosed that the results of 1,021 candidates were withheld in connection with various reported cases of examination malpractice by the affected candidates.
He said the cases were being investigated and that reports of the investigations would be presented to the appropriate committee of the council in due course, for consideration.
Candidates are to proceed to the official website of WAEC: https://www.waecdirect.org/ to check their results.
Source – https://myschool.ng/news/waec-gce-2018-janfeb-st-series-result-released-see-performance-statistics
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it is optimistic that the conduct of its 2018 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), which begins on Friday, will be successful.
The Head, Media and Information of the board, Dr Fabian Benjamin, expressed the optimism in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos.
NAN reports that 1.6 million candidates, inclusive of 367 visually impaired candidates, are participating in the examination scheduled to end on March 17.
According to Benjamin, the board has put logistics in place to ensure the conduct of one of the best examinations in recent times.
“If you come around to the board, you will find out that the atmosphere is relaxed.
“We are fully ready and on top of the game, just as we expect a hitch-free conduct of the examination nationwide.
“Today, we will start with just one session, which has been the tradition every year.
“From tomorrow (Saturday), we shall have the full three sessions for the candidates as stated in their examination slips.
“Our advice, therefore, is for the candidates to ensure that they adhere strictly to all the rules guiding the examination.
“There is no shortcut to success. Our helplines are always open to candidates with issues.
“They should feel free to talk to us rather than resort to self-help or engage the services of fraudsters, who might want to take advantage of them,’’ he said.
An official at one of the examination centres, Dalewares Institute of Technology in Lagos, Mr David Babalola, told NAN that the centre was prepared for the test.
He said some candidates slated for the examination on Friday had been around the centre as early as 8.00 a.m.
“But they will have to wait till about 1.00 p.m. when they will be allowed in for their accreditation,’’ he said.
Babalola said the examination would start by 3.00 p.m. as directed by JAMB.
At the WAEC International Office in Ikeja, another centre for the examination, the official in charge, Mrs Adedoyin Oladipo, told NAN that the centre was fully prepared for the conduct of the examination.
“We are fully ready here but the examination will be starting proper by 3.00 p.m.
“The candidates scheduled for that time have been here early enough but we cannot start until we are told to do so,’’ she said.
The registration exercise for fresh undergraduate students (Full Time) for the 2017/2018 Academic Session shall commence on Monday, March 5, 2018.
Fresh Students, Registration Officers and other stakeholders in the registration exercise are please expected to take note of the following registration procedures:
REGISTRATION PROCEDURE
1. Check Admission Status and Print Admission Slip
To check admission status and print admission slip, all fresh undergraduate students are to
a. Visit https://mis.unijos.edu.ng/ug/portal/admissions
b. enter JAMB No OR First Name OR Surname and click Search
d. Click Access Code. Note and read and/or download the registration procedure
e. Click Close. Note and print the admission slip which contains your unique access code2. Payment of School Charges by Students
After confirming eligibility, all fresh students should proceed to pay the school charges as follows:
a. Visit REMITA
b. Click on Pay FGN’s and State TSA
c. Click on Federal Government of Nigeria and for
d. Name of MDA, type University of Jos
e. Name Of Service/Purpose, select UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT
f. Amount To Pay (₦), scroll down and select New Student from Amount Item List
g. Fill in all the other fields and press Proceed to Payment
Note: Prefix your name with your JAMB registration number
h. When the payment succeeds, electronic receipt will be generated and sent to the email you indicated. Note the RRR number on the electronic receipt3. Bio-data Registration by Students
After successful payment of School Charges, all fresh undergraduate students should proceed for bio-data registration as follows:
a. visit https://mis.unijos.edu.ng/ug/portal/
b. Click Bio-Data Registration, Click Proceed, enter JAMB registration, Enter Access Code and click Proceed
c. Fill in the online bio-data form – comprising personal information, next of kin detail, O’level qualification, certificates obtained, contact/login details and payment details as well as passport and signature upload.
d. Click Complete Registration to generate the completed bio-data registration form
e. Finally, print five (5) copies of the completed bio-data forms
f. Proceed to your respective Department/Faculty Registration Officer4. Registration Venues
a. Faculty of Agricultural Sciences Bauchi Road Campus
b. Faculty of Arts Naraguta Campus (Permanent Site)
c. Faculty of Education Naraguta Campus (Permanent Site)
d. Faculty of Engineering Bauchi Road Campus
e. Faculty of Environmental Sciences Naraguta Campus (Permanent Site)
f. Faculty of Law Bauchi Road Campus
g. Faculty of Management Sciences Naraguta Campus (Permanent Site)
h. Faculty of Medical Sciences Bauchi Road Campus
i. Faculty of Natural Sciences Bauchi Road Campus
j. Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences Bauchi Road Campus
k. Faculty of Social Sciences Naraguta Campus (Permanent Site)
l. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Bauchi Road Campus5. Departmental Registration
Fresh students should meet their respective Department Registration Officers with the following:
a. Evidence of payment of school charges
b. Original and photocopies of credentials claimed i.e. O Level/A Level examination results
c. Five (5) copies of completed student’s bio-data registration forms
d. JAMB Result/Registration slip
e. Birth certificate/sworn declaration of age
f. Indigene certificate or an affidavit from the Federal High Court
g. WAEC/NECO/NABTEB scratch card for results checking and
h. Court affidavit to be of good conduct and non-membership of secret cultThereafter, obtain clearance (if successfully screened) and proceed for Faculty registration
6. Faculty Registration/Generation of Matriculation Number
After being cleared by the Department Registration Officers, fresh students should proceed to their respective Faculty Registration Officers with the following:a. Clearance from the Department Registration Officer
b. Documents listed in (5) aboveThe Faculty Registration Officer verifies the documents presented by the candidate and then do the following:
a. Clears the candidate on the system
b. Generate matriculation number for the fresh students
The student returns to the department for final documentation7. Departmental Documentation and Online Registration of Courses
The fresh undergraduate students proceed for online Departmental registration as follows:
a. Visit https://mis.unijos.edu.ng/ug/portal/
b. Click Returning Students Login then Proceed
c. Enter your username (matriculation number) and password (created during bio-data registration)
d. Select Course Registration and follow the instructionsThereafter, print five (5) copies of the acknowledgement of registration of courses and sign as indicated on the form. Submit signed copy of the course registration form to:
a. Level Coordinators/Departmental Registration Officer
b. Respective Faculty Officers
c. Senate Affairs and Admission Division
d. Examinations and Records Division
e. Student’s copy8. Hostel Accommodation (First Come First Serve Basis)
Limited hostel accommodation shall be allocated to all students (fresh and returning) who have paid all current (and outstanding school charges) on a first come first serve basis upon payment of the prescribed hostel accommodation fee. Interested students are to do the following:a. Collect hostel accommodation clearance form from Students Affairs Division
b. Visit REMITA to pay for and print a remita receipt for the cleared hostel accommodation
c. The student then takes the printed remita receipt for the hostel accommodation and a N50.00 postal stamp to their respective Faculty Finance Officer for verification and issuance of official receipt of the University
d. The student then returns to Students Affairs Division with the verified remita receipt and the official receipt of the University for bed space allocation9. Registration in the Library
Library registration is online on the University of Jos website. Print five (5) copies of the library registration form and bring them to the Library at the Bauchi Road Campus for documentation10. Registration at the University Health Services Centre
Access to the University’s Health Services registration form is online. Note that only chest X-ray and laboratory results from the University Health Services Centre, Teaching Hospitals, Federal Medical Centres and Specialist Hospitals are accepted.11. Closing Date of Registration
Registration for fresh undergraduate students will end on Thursday, March 29, 201812. Orientation and Matriculation
Matriculation of fresh undergraduate students is schedules for Friday, April 13, 201813. Students Identity Cards
Students’ identity cards will be collected prior to commencement of lectures at the Security Office Room 83, Administrative Block, Bauchi Road Campus after completion of medical examination at the University Health Services Centre.14. Commencement of Lectures
Lectures for the 2017/2018 Academic Session will commence on Monday, April 16, 2018.15. Special Caution
All fresh undergraduate and returning students are hereby warned to avoid patronizing unrecognized/mobile Business Centres for all forms of payments and online registration.Mr. Monday M. Danjem
Registrar