Nigeria’s Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has revealed plans to re-distribute candidates with cut-off marks less than what universities of their first choice require to other institutions that have places for them, following the recent protests by parents at the University of Lagos.
Dr Fabian Benjamin, Head Media and Publicity of the board told newsmen in Lagos today that the recent admission policy witnessed at the University of Lagos was aimed at ensuring that Nigerian universities admit only the top-best as was done globally.
Candidates and their parents had on Wednesday, July 22, staged a peaceful protest at the University of Lagos gate over the high cut-off marks for 2015/2016 post-UTME screening. By the policy, UNILAG reportedly rejected 59,000 candidates.
“Sequel to this development, the board has redistributed the other candidates with cut-off marks less than what their first choice required to needy institutions. The board, equally, urges candidates and their parents to check its website from Friday, July 31, 2015 for their names and institutions they are placed in,” the statement said.
According to the statement, universities are centres of excellence anywhere in the world and that of Nigeria should not be an exception.
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