Universities comply with post- UTME directives

Universities are adhering to federal government
directives on the cancellation of post Unified
Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
The government had directed universities to
stop post-UTME but allowed them to physically
verify potential students and their credentials.
The screening exercise for prospective
candidates at the University of Jos which lasted
between September 5th and 14th was peacefully
held.
One of the applicants, Caroline Igye from
Makurdi, told our correspondent that she
attended the exercise without any hindrances.
Igye said all the candidates had earlier paid a
compulsory fee of N2, 500 online or in the bank
before proceeding to the university for
screening.
She added, “We didn’t write any exam, there was
no oral interview but they went through our
credentials and compared our credentials with
what we filled online.”
The University of Jos Principal Assistant
Registrar, Information and Publication, Abdullahi
Abdullahi, told our correspondent that the
institution had strictly followed the guideline
set by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation
Board and that the prospective students had
paid N2, 500 straight into the government’s
bank account.
The University of Ilorin also conducted the
2016/2017 screening exercise as directed and
charged N2, 500 per candidate.
Kwara State University had already conducted
post-UTME for their candidates before the
government’s directive. Each candidate paid the
sum N5, 000.
The two private universities in the state,
Alhikmah and Landmark have not been doing
post-UTME even before the government’s
directives.
The Vice chancellor of Kaduna State University
(KASU), Professor Williams Barnabas Qurix, said
that the institution would conduct verification of
credentials and certificates free of charge.
“Kaduna State government does not allow us to
charge any fee,” he said.