In a dramatic U-turn, the Federal Ministry of Education has approved the conduct of post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) screening.
The federal government had recently declared that post-UTME computer-based test be scrapped, directing all tertiary institutions to comply.
However, a statement issued on Wednesday by Prof. Michael Faborode, the Secretary-General of the Association of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities in Abuja, stated that stakeholders in the tertiary education sub-sector have agreed on N2, 500 as the fee for post-UTME screening.
According to Faborode, the agreement was reached after a meeting attended by officials of the Ministry of Education, Federal Universities, Polytechnics and Colleges of Education.
He announced that it was agreed that the post-UTME screening should be sustained following the scrapping of the Computer Based Test.
“From the statement made by the Permanent Secretary, Dr Folashade Yemi-Esan at the meeting, there is no objection to screening by universities as long as it is not another CBT.
“She agreed that universities should advertise and the maximum fee that should be charged for the screening should be N2, 500 – bank charges inclusive,” Faborode said.
