The heads of tertiary institutions in Nigeria and the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) have fixed minimum admissible scores for 2026 admissions into universities and colleges of nursing sciences at 150.
The stakeholders also fixed 100 as the cut-off mark for polytechnics across the country.
Meanwhile, candidates seeking admission into Education programmes and Agriculture-related non-engineering courses in College of Education will no longer be required to sit for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
The decision was taken at the 2026 Policy Meeting on Admissions into Tertiary Institutions and the 6th edition of the National Tertiary Admissions Performance-Merit (NATAP-M) Awards in Abuja on Monday.
The meeting was presided over by the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa.
The decision on the cut-off marks followed open deliberations, during which vice-chancellors and other stakeholders arrived at the minimum scores.
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