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NUC Reveals 1.1M Out of 1.5M UTME Candidates Will Not Secure Admission Yearly

NUC Reveals 1.1M Out of 1.5M UTME Candidates Will Not Secure Admission Yearly

The Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Prof. Julius Okojie, has revealed that there’s no provision for 1.1 million candidates out of the 1.5 million who sit for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) yearly.

He made the depressing revelation on Wednesday when the Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, visited the commission in Abuja to collect the Certificate of Recognition for the new Edo State University, Iyanmo.

He said,

“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. We know the number of candidates that sit for UTME organised by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board every year.

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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. The new university will, therefore, be accessible not only to candidates from Edo State but those from Ondo State and other states.”

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