1.1 million JAMB Students Won't Gain Admission Into University - NUC

According to the National Universities Commission (NUC),
only 400,000 out of the 1. 5 million candidates that wr0te
the 2016 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination
(UTME) will gain admission into Nigerian universities.

The National Universities Commission has reveled that only
400,000 out of the 1.5 million candidates that  sit  the
Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination yearly  gain
admission to Nigerian universities.

The NUC Executive Secretary, Prof. Julius Okojie,  said  this
when Edo State Governor Adams Oshiomhole visited the
commission on Wednesday in Abuja.

The governor was at the NUC to collect the Certificate of
Recognition for the new Edo State University, Iyanmo.

Okojie said new universities were needed to boost access to
higher education while making sure that quality was not
compromised.

He said,  “I am always happy when a new university comes
on board; what that means is that we are expanding and we
are opening up access.

“We know the number of candidates  that sit for UTME
organised by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board
every year.

“However, out of the 1.5 million candidates who take  UTME
every year, we are barely able to make provision for only
about 400,000 students.

“The new university will, therefore, be accessible not only to
candidates from Edo State but those from Ondo State and
other states.”

According to the executive secretary, the Edo State
University, has become the 41st state university and the
142nd university in Nigeria.