Extend Validity Of UTME Results To Three Years, Reps Tell JAMB

The House of Representatives has asked the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to extend the validity of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results to three years.

Naija News reports that the Green Chamber made the resolution during plenary on Wednesday, after deliberating on a motion moved by the lawmaker representing Ekiti North 1 Federal Constituency, Akin Rotimi.

The lower legislative chamber, who noted that result of the UTME exam conducted by JAMB is only valid for a year, also urged the board to conduct the UTME at least twice a year.

But moving the motion, Hon. Rotimi asked JAMB to rethink the arrangement to meet global standards.

He said the move would bring immediate relief to students and their parents/sponsors, who bear the burden of paying every year for the exam, as well as give candidates multiple windows to sit for the exam in a year.

The lawmaker argued that there is nothing in the extant act establishing JAMB that stops it from immediately carrying out the resolutions of the house on the subject.

The lawmakers also resolved to establish an ad-hoc committee of the House to liaise with the authorities of JAMB and the Ministry of Education to ensure the resolution is expeditiously carried out.