The minister of education, Tunji Alausa, has said that the federal government’s decision to exempt colleges of education and non-technology agricultural courses in polytechnics and monotechnics from the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination will increase admissions into tertiary institutions to about 1.5 million.
Alausa stated this while speaking with newsmen,saying that the reform is expected to nearly double the number of admissions recorded two years ago and create wider opportunities for young Nigerians seeking tertiary education.
He explained that the exemption policy was introduced partly to support Nigeria’s food security agenda by encouraging more students to study agriculture-related courses.
Alausa also says that the ministry is working on a comprehensive review and modernisation of agricultural curricula across universities, polytechnics and colleges of education.
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