Jamb Declines Senate's Proposal of 3 Years Validity by Gibsblog : October 23, 2016, Registrar of the Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB) Prof. Ishaq
Oloyede has asked the House of Representatives to quash the bill that
validates three years JAMB result usage.
The JAMB boss stated
this at the University of Ilorin in Kwara State while answering
questions from journalists, that the bill when passed will only hurt the
students rather than help them.
He noted that JAMB sets achievement tests and not aptitude test, therefore, such system will not work in Nigeria.
Professor Oleyede says the bill is a product of acrimony and if passed would be counter-productive.
While
urging President Muhammadu Buhari not to assent to the bill, he further
noted that the country does not have a stable curriculum.
He
appealed to members of the House of Representatives to critically look
at the issues before taking a stand, as it is harmful to the future of
the students.
Senate Recommends Three Year Validity
The
Nigerian Senate had extended the validity of the Joint Admissions and
Matriculation Board (JAMB) examination results for three years from the
date of the examination.
Lawmakers of the upper chamber took the decision to amend the JAMB Act during Thursday’s legislative proceedings.
The
Chairman of the Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TetFund,
Senator Jibrin Barua, read the report of the committee which was
mandated to work on the act.
The committee recommended that a
candidate who meets the requirements for admission and is duly qualified
shall remain so qualified for three years.
The committee also
recommended that a candidate awaiting admission shall be given
preference in the succeeding year over fresh applicants who shall only
become eligible when the backlog has been cleared
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