The Federal Ministry of Education has announced that candidates seeking admission into Federal Colleges of Education will no longer be required to sit for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
Papers News reports that the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, announced the policy change on Monday at the 2026 Policy Meeting of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) in Abuja.
Alausa said the exemption would also apply to candidates seeking admission into programmes in technology, agriculture and related courses.
He explained that the move was aimed at easing access to critical education and skills-based programmes.
The minister, however, said affected candidates must possess the required basic O’Level qualifications.
In a related development, JAMB has announced that candidates seeking admission into Education programmes and Agriculture-related non-engineering courses will no longer be required to sit for UTME
Papers News reports that the board disclosed this in a post shared on its official 𝕏 handle on Monday during its ongoing policy meeting on admissions.
“Candidates seeking admissions into Education Programmes and Agriculture non-Engineering Courses are now exempted from UTME,” the board stated.
The annual policy meeting organised by JAMB is usually convened to determine admission guidelines, including cut-off marks and other procedures for tertiary institutions.
