By Dalhatu Liman
The Federal Ministry of Education has dismissed reports circulating in some newspapers and online platforms suggesting that the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) is no longer required for admission into tertiary institutions in Nigeria.
The Minister of Education, Maruf Tunji Alausa, described the claim as “false, baseless, and did not originate from the Federal Ministry of Education.”
“At no point did the ministry issue or authorize any statement suggesting that JAMB is no longer mandatory for admission into tertiary institutions,” Alausa said in a statement on Thursday signed by the ministry’s spokesperson, Boriowo Folasade.
The minister reaffirmed that JAMB remains the statutory and legally empowered body responsible for conducting entrance examinations and coordinating admissions into all tertiary institutions across the country.
