- As FG scraps UTME requirement for NCE admission
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), on Monday, announced that candidates seeking admission into Education programmes and Agriculture-related non-engineering courses will no longer be required to sit for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
JAMB announced this in a post on its X handle during its ongoing policy meeting on 2026 admissions.
“Candidates seeking admissions into Education Programmes and Agriculture non-Engineering Courses are now exempted from UTME,” the board wrote on X.
Meanwhile, the Federal government has announced the removal of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) requirement for candidates seeking admission into Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) programms in Colleges of Education.
The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, announced this on Monday during the 2026 JAMB policy meeting in Abuja.
Under the new admission guidelines, applicants will now only need a minimum of four O’Level credits in relevant subjects to qualify for entry into NCE programmes.
According to the minister, the policy change is aimed at reducing the administrative workload on the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB).