Revenue: JAMB remits N3.6b to FG

-Low academic-performing students in Colleges of Education is not JAMB’s fault

JAMB remits N3.6b to FG

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has remitted another N3.6 billion into the Federal Government treasury.

The fund was generated from the sale of the 2017 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) application forms and other miscellaneous business.

Oloyede made the revelation during a meeting with executives of the Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COESU) in Abuja, on Tuesday.

The remitted sum was in addition to an earlier remittance of N5.3 billion, hence totaling N7.8 billion this year.

He said the exam body will continually run its financial and other activities with transparency and accountability, even as it prepares for 2018 exercise.

Oloyede told COESU officials who complained of low academic-performing students in Colleges of Education, that it is not the fault of the board but the choice of the candidates.

He said: “Applicants are always allowed to choose colleges of education as first choice institutions in admission forms.

“But, most of them prefer to choose universities because the O’ level five credits requirement for admission into higher institutions is uniform.”

COESU National President, Nuhu Ogirima, in his remarks, emphasised that the admission system does not augur well for the teacher education system, especially at the colleges of education level.

He called for the support of the board for the six-man committee that was constituted to review admission requirements for colleges of education.