Post UTME Screening Fee Fixed At N2, 500 By The FG, VCs

 

 


The Federal Ministry of Education and other stakeholders in the tertiary education sub-sector have agreed to fix the cost for the post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Exam screening at N2, 500 (Two Thousand, Five Hundred Naira)

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

Faborode said the agreement was reached after a meeting of administrators of the ministry, federal government universities, polytechnics and universities of education.

"From the statement made by the Permanent Secretary, Dr Folashade Yemi-Esan, at the getting together with, there is not any objection to testing by universities as long as it is not another CBT. "

"She agreed that universities should advertise and the maximum payment that needs to be charged for the screening should be N2, 500 - lender charges inclusive, " this individual stated.

Based on the statement, the association will formally express its stance to the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu.

NAN reports that Adamu's recent announcement of the ban on post-UTME had raised a whole lot of dust among stakeholders..