612,557 candidates offered admission in 2019 – JAMB

“Out of 1, 157, 977 candidates who sat for UTME in 2019, about 612, 557 were admitted.”

Oloyede disclosed this in Abuja at the 2020 Policy Meeting on Admissions to Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria.“Out of 1, 157, 977 candidates who sat for UTME in 2019, about 612, 557 were admitted,” he said.

In his remarks, the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, directed JAMB and tertiary institutions to proceed with the conduct of 2020/2021 admissions. He said the government would make an arrangement that would accommodate applicants who would be taking the examination when the opportunity to do so had worked out.

“JAMB and tertiary institutions could take advantage of the current situation and consider candidates with previous years Senior School Certificate Examination and other qualifying results to proceed on with the admission process.

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