Every year, tertiary (especially university) admission and matriculation process in Nigeria is steeped in confusion, controversies and anxiety. TUNBOSUN OGUNDARE, in this report, examines the interplay of factors and the possible solutions.
Peters (surname withheld) was confident that he would secure the required credit passes in all his papers in the West African Senior Secondary School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) at first attempt as a final year student of the Federal Science and Technical College, Yaba, Lagos. And he did, being one of the brilliant students of his set. He obtained credit passes and above in all the eight subjects he sat for including English language and Mathematics.
He also scored 225 out of the possible 400 marks in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB for that year. Based on…
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