JAMB Remitted N7.8 Billion To Nigerian Govt, Not N5.2 Billion – Oloyede

The joint admissions and matriculation board (jamb) on tuesday said it remitted n7.8 billion to federal government coffers from 2016 college and tertiary matriculation examinations, utme.

The board’s registrar, is-haq oloyede, made this recognised when a delegation from country wide officers council of schools of education educational team of workers union, coeasu, paid a visit to the board in bwari, fct.
Mr. Oloyede said “the board paid in n7.Eight billion to federal government and now not n5.2 billion.”

The jamb spokesperson, fabian benjamin, had in july said the board remitted n5.2 billion.
He said the board could paintings to make sure that it met the wishes of the arena and try to preserve education trendy in the country.

He known as for cooperation from stakeholders within the training zone to in addition boost standard, pronouncing “allow us to work together and push authorities to do the requisite so that education could be wherein it ought to be.
“whilst we perceive boundaries, we could push authorities to amend some areas to enhance the arena.
“i do not see why we need to have extra than four credit before you can get into college of education, forgetting that it created an opportunity for human beings like us inside the beyond.

“i assure you that utme rating does no longer decide the first-rate of 1’s education; it's far the environment that makes the distinction obvious with the aid of segregating establishments.”
Mr. Oloyede challenged the officers at the need to formally make a case for the countrywide council of training, which he said became made of commissioners of schooling, to study the number of credit to be attained with the aid of proceeding applicants of colleges of education.

He said the board would now not hesitate to paintings with unions to installation a project force that might test irregularities that may cripple the sub-sector.
In advance, the president of coeasu, nuhu ogirima, said that the challenge had been an impediment to admission repute of colleges national.
He called for overview of the cutting-edge utility manner into schools of training, pronouncing “a review is imperative, given the reality that the contemporary software technique predisposes applicants in the direction of university training.
“notwithstanding the overwhelming choice for admission into university, the availability for university of training as 1/3 choice in jamb sought to obscure the device from others.

“after the choice of the very first-class from the first preference list, faculties of schooling are left and not using a desire in jamb but the low acting applicants and this doesn't augur nicely for the trainer education machine.
“the union would, therefore, recognize if jamb, without prejudice to her status quo regulation, discover the opportunity of collaborating with stakeholders in faculties of education.
“the collaboration would offer permitting surroundings that would enhance the admission repute of the schools nationwide.”

He introduced that the council might quickly set up a committee that could give you memorandum to address the problems before the important quarters.
The meeting changed into attended with the aid of directors of the board.