The House of Representatives has mandated the Federal Ministry of Education and the National Universities Commission, to promptly discontinue the post-University Matriculation Examination conducted annually in Nigerian universities.
In a sweeping decision yesterday, lawmakers voted to support a resolution put forward by a member, Samson Positive, who argued that tertiary schools have abused the post- screening tests, applying it rather as a fund raiser.
“The problems of prospective candidates for university admissions have been further compounded with the introduction of this test and rather than good, our educational system has been worsened by it,” said Mr. Positive, who represents Kogi state.
The lawmakers also faulted the incoherent organization of the examinations which have had candidates placed for tests the same day at separate schools they listed as first and second choices during application.
The decision had been expected after the House Rules Committee, listed the matter for discussion earlier the week but failed short of adopting a position after repeated rescheduling.
In the days building up to Thursday sitting, many lawmakers have spoken in similar vein against the admission test which has run in the institutions for more than five years.
Cash cow
They argued yesterday that institutions in the country have converted the test, earlier introduced as a supplement to the conventional UME, to a quick source of raising funds from students and parents alike.
“This has become a very worrisome issue today- serving as an avenue for extortion and exploitation,” said three-term member Farouk Lawan, who heads the House committee on Education.
After its introduction in 2006, subscriptions for the test in universities and polytechnics across the country have been independently decided by different institutions with some charging prospective students as much as N10, 000 for the one-day aptitude.
The charges continued after the NUC directed in 2009 that such payments not exceed N1000, if they should be made.
The decision, the representatives said is to be enforced immediately, and have mandated the House Legislative Compliance Committee to ensure the education ministry and the NUC, carry out the directives without delay.
Source: Next Newspaper – www.234next.com
Post utme or not i tnk d lawmakers n NUC shld stick 2 a point.wel am nt against p utme i dnt knw why others wnt it cancelled, let’s knw if u really study 2 pass jamb. Luk its a fallacy dat any university wil demand 10,000 4 post ume.i tnk dey shld sum up proper a strategy dat wil yield gud result.
Gudday to d house of rep.if is truely that when a std pass d post utme examination,the admission letter will b giving to such std.pls i will apeal that u shld let d exam to continue.by doiny that,i think admission will be giving to d right student and it will encourage reading to every std.
Well,people are saying that different malpractises are done while writing jamb.but i think dat post ume of a thing be put to a stop cos it is still d same students who reached the jamb cutoff with their malpractises sit for it and are admitted and the good ones are not admitted maybe they could’nt meet up with the demand financially or they don’t know any prof or lecturer to help them.we should pursue 1GOAL and that is EDUCATION FOR ALL and Nigeria can only achieve dat by making things easier for the poor.
The cancellation of post ume is d best for Nigeria. many of us [students] have suffered 4rm the hands of universities
is a very gud idea stopping de putme, hp it’ll wrk coz dis putme of a thing has pissed of life out evry student of dis country.u find out dat so many peple after writing putme dey wil still not gain de admission due to lack of finances but sm who can acquire it u found out dey don’t even sit 4 de exam.all dey need do is contact whoever will run it 4 dem but during de former days when jamb gives admission things weren’t like dis at least we have standard graduates who can defend deir result anytime call to. but now putme spoilt everything becos all dey need is money. if we can stp dis and sit 4 jamb alone but standardly after all most country do it wit ssce alone y must our own alwaz be differ.. and education is 4 all not 4 de rich alone pls NUC do smthing strictly about this so dat some of us i’ll ve de urge 2 further our education.
delta state polytechnic ogwashiuku now offers adminsion for prospective students who sat for utme/jamb; those who met the cut-off mark; those who were below the cut-off mark as well as those who didn’t write the utme/jamb. delta state polytechnic is an institution of repute know for it innovative and students development; an institution whose reputation technological advancement is sequelle to non in the west african region now offers for sale adminsion form for sale to all students with an eye for qualitative education to be obtainable with the sum of 3500 only available at the school, permanent site of delta state polytechnic ogwashiuku. the school is well equipt with facilities for practical based teaching. the following are some of the programmes currently run by the school:
1. accountancy
2. business administration and management
3. office technology and management
4. mass communication
5. computer science
6. mathematics and statistics
7. hospitality and tourism management
8. mechanical engineering
9. welding and fabrication engineering
10. fashion and design
11. fine and applied art etc
please push up to obtain your form as the screening test is near note that if you can come down to school for one thing or another contact me for assistance. all enquiries should be forwarded to
Okundia ‘Bulwark’ Richard:08063386671, 08091714153
Hello,good day! Am Master. Ken and i choose delta state polytechnics ogwashi-uku as a first choice of school and i really would like to know the school cut off mark for delta state polytechnic and if the school have start there post ume exam,i would also like to know how much is for the form and where to get the form. Thanks and i would appreciate it if you would have my questions answered,i please to know more details and keep me updated on my E-mail: Cool_boy4reallive2000@yahoo.com or you can contact me on my private No. Have a nice,blissful day.
Hello,good day! Am Master. Ken and i choose delta state polytechnics ogwashi-uku as a first choice of school and i really would like to know the school cut off mark for delta state polytechnic and the school site. I would like to know if the school have start there post ume exam and please how much is for the form and where do i get the form. Thanks and i would appreciate it if you would have my questions answered,i please to know more details and keep me updated on my E-mail: Cool_boy4reallive2000@yahoo.com or you can contact me on my private No. Have a nice,blissful day.
Hello,good day! Am Master. Ken and i choose delta state polytechnics ogwashi-uku as a first choice of school and i really would like to know the school cut off mark for delta state polytechnic and the school site. I would like to know if the school have start there post ume exam and please how much is for the form and where do i get the form. Thanks and i would appreciate it if you would have my questions answered,i please to know more details and keep me updated on my E-mail: Cool_boy4reallive2000@yahoo.com or you can contact me on my private No 08068777935. Have a nice,blissful day.
i love the idea. Thanks to lawmakers..they re using this post ume of a thing to send some student back to their home.which’s too fucking bad..anyway thank God for the new idea.
its great opportunity for we candidates to bring our opinion i agree with the motion the legislative council made it is the right descision