By Rosemary Ogbonnaya
Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board JAMB,has rejected the National Business
and Technical Examinations Board,
NABTEB, Advanced Level as an entry requirement for Direct Entry into tertiary institutions in the country.
The Board in its weekly bulletin said the directive became necessary
following the discovery that relevant government policies on A/ Level
programmes do not permit NABTEB from conducting A Level examinations.
JAMB, in a statement signed by the
Director of Admissions, Mr Mohammed Babaji Ahmed and which was made available to Vice-Chancellors and other Heads of tertiary institutions in the
country said that JAMB would not process the admission of any candidate with NABTEB A/L Certificate.
The statement read in parts: “It has come to the notice of the Board that some institutions are accepting NABTEB A/L GCE as a qualification for Direct Entry (DE)
Admissions.
“JAMB is aware that NABTEB is not authorised to offer GCE and is, therefore, compelled to take
appropriate action.”
The statement warned that “Any A/L GCE
Certificate issued by NABTEB is,
therefore, not registrable with JAMB and the Board would not process the admission of any candidate with such a result.”
The examination body there urged candidates who wish to enlist for A/Level examinations to take note.
