Despite the fact that 1,735,720 students registered for the 2013 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, the Federal Government yesterday said that exclusively 520,000 of them volition gain admission.
The Minister of Education, Prof. Ruqayyatu Rufai, said this yesterday (Saturday, 27th April) spell addressing journalists at the Federal Government College, Suleja, Niger State, after monitoring the 2013 UTME examination. She blamed this on the low-carrying capacity of 3rd institutions inward Nigeria.
She said, “The major challenge is a dry reason similar Nigeria having 1.7 1000000 sitting for examination. The infinite nosotros cause got is 520,000 for federal, states, private universities, polytechnics in addition to colleges of education.
The Minister of Education, Prof. Ruqayyatu Rufai, said this yesterday (Saturday, 27th April) spell addressing journalists at the Federal Government College, Suleja, Niger State, after monitoring the 2013 UTME examination. She blamed this on the low-carrying capacity of 3rd institutions inward Nigeria.
She said, “The major challenge is a dry reason similar Nigeria having 1.7 1000000 sitting for examination. The infinite nosotros cause got is 520,000 for federal, states, private universities, polytechnics in addition to colleges of education.
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“What are nosotros going to produce amongst the large number of students out there? I experience the pain. Mr. President is really much concerned. If you lot cause got students that cause got passed assay out in addition to they cannot cause got access, you lot tin imagine their idea inward the long run.”
The Minister called on private firms in addition to individuals to invest inward 3rd education.
On the effect of high tuition fees past times private universities, she agreed that private investors had the correct to recoup their money, only added that authorities was considering legal options at its disposal to regulate tuition fees inward the sector.
Scrapping of NECO in addition to UTME?
On the effect of scrapping of NECO in addition to UTME, the government minister denied whatever cognition of such.She said, “It has piece of job a really controversial issue. I cause got made a disputation earlier the National Assembly that the Federal Government has a white newspaper on this.
“I’m non aware that NECO in addition to JAMB volition endure scrapped. If nosotros are non aware, what are nosotros going to brand an analysis out of? Government has non taken determination on that.”
Tragedy on UTME exam day
Meanwhile, no fewer than nine candidates were feared dead, spell vi were injured inward an auto crash on the Aba-Port Harcourt Expressway on Friday.The victims were said to endure on their means to their examinations centre.
Police Public Relations Officer, Abia State Command, Mr. Geoffrey Ogbonna, confirmed the incident inward an interview amongst the News Agency of Nigeria inward Aba.
He said 7 persons including the driver died instantly, spell 2 others died afterward inward hospital.
Ogbonna said the candidates were traveling on a Hiace motorbus amongst number plate Rivers XY 249.
He explained that the driver, some 10.40am rammed into a truck amongst number plate Lagos XC 109 SLK, which was parked off the route at Obeaku-Ihie, Ugwunagbor Local Government Area of Abia State.
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