FG wants to destroy universities in Nigeria - ASUU, VCs reject new cut-off marks

 Some university vice chancellors in Nigeria have condemned the new cut-off marks introduced by JAMB

- Also the Academic Staff Union of Universities has rejected the new cut-off of 120 for UTME

- According to those critical of the new directive, it is said that it would mean a lowering of educational standards in the country

Following the announcement that the cut-off marks for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) has been reduced to 120, there has been some backlash from Nigerians and those in the educational sector.




Vice-Chancellors and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have spearheaded the rejection of the decision of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board to peg admission cut-off mark at 120 for universities and 100 for polytechnics, monotechnics and colleges of education.

ASUU said the action was in tandem “with the dream of the present government to destroy public universities in the country.”

Below are some quotes from some vice chancellors, ASUU and the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) as obtained by The Punch:

Vice-Chancellor, University of Ibadan(UI), Professor Idowu Olayinka, in a statement released by his Media Assistant, Mr Sunday Saanu, on Thursday, August 24, said UI stated that it would never admit any candidate that scored 120 in the UTME