The Director of Press and Public Relations of the Federal Ministry of Education, Boriowo Folasade, has said that The Federal Government has approved a comprehensive reform of admission entry requirements for all tertiary institutions in Nigeria, including that Mathematics is no longer compulsory for Arts students, but is still a requirement for science students.
He explained that the new policy, championed by the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, sought to democratise access to tertiary education and empower Nigerian youths, in line with President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
According to him, while over two million candidates sit for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, annually, only about 700,000 secure admission, a gap he attributed to outdated and rigid entry rules, rather than a lack of academic ability.
The National Board for Technical Education, NBTE, has been directed to re-accredit all IEAs nationwide to align with the new ND standards, warning that institutions that fail to meet full accreditation requirements would face de-accreditation.