He also declared that post-UTME examinations already taken are invalid, threatening that any institution caught still conducting the examination under any disguise would be sanctioned.
The minister made this known in a press statement issued by Ben Bem Goong, Deputy Director Press and Public Relations.
The statement repeated the Ministry’s position that post-UTME examinations have been cancelled with immediate effect and no institution should conduct such examinations. The minister warned that once the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has certified a candidate worthy of admission into any of the tertiary institutions, that candidate must be considered fit by the institution.
According to the statement, students who have already been offered admission by JAMB may be screened by the institutions but no entry examination will be conducted.
The minister stated that it is unnecessary to subject students to further examinations when they have been offered examinations by JAMB since they will still have to go through eight or 12 semester examinations throughout their four to six years study in the institutions.
The minister, thus directed the National Universities Commission (NUC) and appropriate departments in the Ministry to communicate the directive to relevant agencies and institutions to ensure strict compliance.