A bill to amend the Joint Admission and Matriculation
Board (JAMB) Act yesterday scaled through second
reading in the House of Representatives, which seeks to
extend the validity of JAMB result from its present one
year to three academic years.
What this means is that if a Student sits for the UTME and
makes good results, the result should be Valid for a 3
year period, during which the student can still use to
pursue admission into Nigerian Higher Institutions, without
the need to register or re-take the examination.
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Rep Ibrahim Ebbo (PDP, Niger), who sponsored the bill
said Nigerians mostly the poor have been the highest in
sitting for the yearly examinations, despite the increasing
cost of purchasing the forms.
The law-maker cited the West African Examination Council
(WAEC), the National Examination Council (NECO) as
example whose validity extends into years.
The members voted unanimously for in favour of the
passage of the bill. Deputy speaker, Emeka Ihedioha who
presided over the sitting then referred the bill to the
education committee for further legislative duties.
Hmmn This would greatly help those who cant afford the high fees ......
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