2016 Varsity Admission: JAMB And NUC Agree On Way Forward

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has affirmed its preparedness to work ardently with the National Universities Commission (NUC), in other to find solutionsto the eminent challenges in tertiary institution admission processes.
JAMB Registrar, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, disclosed this on Friday in Abuja while receiving the Executive Secretary of NUC, Professor Abubakar Rasheed, who led some management staff of the Commission on familiarisation visit.
Oloyede pointed out that JAMB and NUC were two agencies of government that occupied a critical position in admission and regulations of tertiary institutions in Nigeria, hence the need for collaboration to achieve a stronger tertiary education system.
On the flip side, Rasheed announced that the essence of the visit was to strengthen the existing ties in order to improve the quality of intakes in tertiary institutions.
In his words: “We have agreed to work together to resolve the problems that are affecting the smooth running of admissions into tertiary institutions. We are working for a common goal and that is to improve the education sector in Nigeria.”
Oloyede and Rasheed exchanged congratulatory messages on their recent appointments, promising to use their wealth of experience to support the Ministers of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu and Prof. Anthony Anwukah, in their bid to titivate the education system in Nigeria and giving it a much needed face-lift.