- The registrar of JAMB, Prof Ishaq Oloyede, said 2019 UTME will be made available to candidates from other West African countries
- Oloyede said UTME forms would be available at the Nigerian missions in West African countries in December
- The examination body promised to reward exceptional foreign nationals that write the exams with scholarships
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has promised to give scholarships to foreign nationals who perform exceptionally in the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
The examination board said the 2019 UTME will be made available to candidates of other countries in West Africa to gain admission to Nigerian universities.
The Punch reports that the JAMB registrar, Prof Ishaq Oloyede, stated this at the 6th Annual Conference of West Africa Universities in Dakar, Senegal, according to a statement on Sunday, November 11.
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The registrar, who delivered a paper titled, “Trans-Border Education and Research: Quality Assurance Implications for African Universities”, said UTME forms would be available at the Nigerian missions in West African countries in December.
Oloyede in the statement by JAMB’s head of information, Fabian Benjamin, said West African universities must not limit their visions to producing graduates for their countries.
He said: “Universities in West Africa must ensure that a certain quota is set aside for international students. This is the way universities in the sub-region can compete with their others. To find solutions to the challenges in West Africa, the universities must live up to their responsibilities. The imperatives are to develop appropriate policies, mechanisms and structures that will strengthen current efforts to ensure relevance and excellence.
“Scholarships will also be available to some foreign nationals who perform exceptionally in the examination.”
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Meanwhile, Professor Oloyede said that the 2019 general elections would not affect the board’s 2019/2020 examination.
Legit.ng gathered that he made this remark while fielding questions from journalists shortly after delivering the 2018 annual Sobo Sowemimo lecture of the Abeokuta club in Abeokuta.
Oloyede said that since the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had given the dates of the elections, then the board would only need to adjust accordingly.
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