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Senate has moved to amend the Act establishing the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB).
Part of its resolve is to extend the validity of its Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) result from one year to three years and that the examination fees be reviewed downwards to N2,500, while change of course and institutions, as well as any other changes surrounding the examination be made free.
These followed the consideration of a report by the Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFund, headed by Senator Binta Marsi Garba (APC Adamawa).
The Senate had, in November, directed the Committee on Tertiary Institution and TETFund to inquire into circumstances surrounding the new JAMB policy, including allegations of favourtism and review the power of JAMB vis-a-vis admissions.
The committee however in its report called for the amendment of the Act establishing JAMB so as to extend the validity period for the examination to three years in order to reduce the financial burden on the parents
The committee also resolved that computer laboratories should be built in all higher institutions of learning to aid Computer Based Test (CBT).
However, the Senate rejected a move to cut by 70 percent, the examination cost for National Examination Council (NECO) and the West African Examination Council (WAEC).
The Chairperson of the Committee, Senator Binta Marsi Garba, said that most of the universities have low capacity to accommodate the number of students, who seek admissions on a yearly basis stating that to increase the intake the federal government should establish more universities .