FG Scraps CBT For Post-UTME Screening, Pegs Fee At N2,500

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The Federal Ministry of Education and otherstakeholders in the tertiary education sub-sector have agreed on N2,500 as the fee for post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation
Examination (UTME) screening.

This is contained in a statement issued by Prof.Michael Faborode, the Secretary-General, Association of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian
Universities (AVCNU) on Wednesday in Abuja.

Faborode said the agreement was reached after a deliberation of officials of the ministry, federal universities, polytechnics and colleges of education. The secretary-general said while it was agreed that the post-UTME screening should be sustained
following the scrapping of the Computer Based Test (CBT).

“From the statement made by the
Permanent Secretary, Dr Folashade Yemi-Esan at the meeting, there is no objection to
screening by universities as long as it is not another CBT.

“She agreed that universities
should advertise and the maximum fee that should be charged for the screening should
be N2,500 – bank charges inclusive.’’

According to the statement, the association will formally convey its stance to the Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu.
NAN reports that Adamu’s recent
announcement of the ban on post-UTME had raised a lot anxiety among stakeholders.

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