(AM GIST): NUC Says Candidates Should Not Buy Post-UTME Forms

The National University Commission (NUC) has announced that prospective students seeking admission into tertiary institutions in the country should not buy any form requesting for Post-UTME screening.

This came as a re-iteration of the commitment of the NUC to scrap the exercise in all higher institutions in Nigeria.

“Candidates should NOT buy Post-UTME forms from any tertiary institution as Post UTME remains cancelled” was the message posted by NTA’s twitter handle alongside a picture showing The Public Relations officer of the Nigerian Universities Commission, Ibrahim Yakasai in what appears to be a on-air interview possibly about the recent policy by the FG.

The comment solidifies the stance by the FG to scrap the Post UTME and also allow institutions the chance to screen candidates sent to them by JAMB – However the means, or details of what FG Means by screening is still up for anyone’s comprehension as they didn’t make it clear and Some Universities do infact call their Post Utme Exams “Post-UTME Screening Exercise”.

In a related development, the management of University of Portharcourt (UNIPORT) has announced the commencement of the Post-UTME against a clear directive from the NUC in a national daily. Earlier the NUC scrapped Post-UTME exams in order to allow the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) perform their statutory duty of conducting entrance examinations into tertiary institutions in Nigeria.