The National Universities Commission, NUC has stated that out of the 1.5
million candidates that sit for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation
Examination yearly, only 400,000 gain admission to Nigerian
universities.
The NUC Executive Secretary, Prof. Julius Okojie
said this when the Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole visited the
commission on Wednesday in Abuja to collect the Certificate of
Recognition for the new Edo State University, Iyanmo.
Okojie said
“We know the number of candidates that sit for UTME organised by the
Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board every year.
“However,
out of the 1.5 million candidates who take UTME every year, we are
barely able to make provision for only about 400,000 students.”
Okojie said new universities were needed to boost access to higher education while making sure that quality was not compromised.
According
to him, “I am always happy when a new university comes on board; what
that means is that we are expanding and we are opening up access.
“The
new university will, therefore, be accessible not only to candidates
from Edo State but those from Ondo State and other states,” he added.
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