FG, VCs Peg N2,500 For UTME, Okays Post Screening

FEDERAL Ministry of Education and other stakeholders in the tertiary education sub-sector have finally reached a consensus on N2,500 as the approved fee for post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) screening henceforth.

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 stating that the agreement was reached after a deliberation of officials of the ministry, federal universities, polytechnics and colleges of education.

The secretary-general also disclosed that the memorandum of understanding included the sustenance of post-UTME screening should in the absence of 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...

will be recalled that the Senate had taken a critical look and passed a resolution reducing the cost of UTME to N2, 500 from N5,650 that it stood at.

The resolution followed the adoption of the report of the Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFund on the inquiry into the new admission policy of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB).