BY FATI MUSA MARTE, JULY 22, 2022 | 08:22 PM
A bill seeking the extension of the validity of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME has passed second reading in the green chambers of the Nigerian National Assembly.
The bill, if passed into law, will increase the validity of UTME, which is used for admission into tertiary institutions, from one year to four years.
Proposed as: ‘A Bill for an Act to Amend the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (Establishment, Etc.) Act, 2021, and Other Related Matters,' it was sponsored on Thursday by Tolulope Akande-Sadipe, a member of the House of Representative from Oyo.
According to the lawmaker, the bill is proposed to amend section 5(1) and (2) of the original act which deals with the validity of scores, tenure of the registrar and membership of the board, among others.
The lawmaker explained that the sections is proposed to read, “5(1)(a)(i) The general control of the conduct of matriculation examinations and admissions to courses leading to award of first Degrees, Higher National Diploma, National Diploma and Nigeria Certificate in Education by universities (by whatever name called), monotechnic/polytechnics (by whatever name called) and Colleges of Education (by whatever name called) in Nigeria which shall be valid for four years;
'5(1)(a)( ii) The conduct of entrance examinations and admission to all award of First Degrees, Higher National Diploma, National Diploma and Nigeria Certificate in Education by universities (by whatever name called), monotechnics/polytechnics (by whatever name called) and Colleges of Education (by whatever name called) in Nigeria which shall be valid for four years;
'5(2) For the avoidance of doubt, the Board shall only be responsible for determining matriculation requirements and conducting examinations and admissions to tertiary institutions in Nigeria offering academic programmes leading to the award of First Degrees, Higher National Diploma, National Diploma, Nigeria Certificate in Education and any other diploma or certificate in education courses, but shall not be responsible for examination or any other selective processes for postgraduate courses/programme and any other programme/courses offered by the tertiary institutions.'
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