We make provision for only 400,000 UTME candidates – NUC

The National Universities Commission has said only 400,000 out of the 1.5 million candidates that  sit  the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination yearly  gain admission to Nigerian universities, the News Agency of Nigeria reports.

The NUC Executive Secretary, Prof. Julius Okojie,  said  this when  Edo State Governor  Adams Oshiomhole  visited the commission on Wednesday in Abuja.

Oshiomhole was at NUC to collect the Certificate of Recognition for the new Edo State University, Iyanmo.

Okojie said new universities were needed to boost access to higher education while making sure that quality was not compromised.

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