Why FG must stop ongoing varsity admission – School proprietors
The Owners of Private Schools Association of Nigeria has called on the Federal Government to halt the ongoing university admission process until all O’Leve Read More: https://punchng.com/why-fg-must-stop-ongoing-varsity-admission-school-proprietors/
The Owners of Private Schools Association of Nigeria (OPSAN) has urged the Federal Government to cease the ongoing admission process for the 2026/2027 academic session until all O'Level results are finalized. Prof. Uzochukwu Nwanonyuo, the association's National President, made this call during a recent stakeholders' meeting. The statement highlighted that many students rely solely on NECO (National Examination Council) and WAEC (West African Examination Council) results for university admissions, while others depend on NECO and NABTEB (National Business and Technical Examinations Board).
OPSAN argued that allowing universities to proceed with admissions without these results leaves numerous students unable to enroll. The association further criticized the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) for granting admission based solely on WAEC results while other examination bodies' outcomes are still pending.
OPSAN emphasized that this practice weakens the national examination bodies and sends a message that NECO and NABTEB are unimportant. They demanded that the Minister of Education, Dr Maruf Alausa, intervene and instruct JAMB to halt all admission processes. OPSAN also called on the National Universities Commission to suspend Post-UTME admissions until all O'Level results are released.
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