He, therefore, said that the NTMUS of 140 for universities, 120 for Polytechnics and 100 for Colleges of Education arrived at by participants does not mean that an institution with RIAMUS of 200 must admit a candidate on the basis of NTMUS of 140; 120; 100 as the RIAMUS might be equal or higher than the NTMUS.
The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, has described the term, ‘cut-off mark’ as used in Nigeria, as misleading, and a misnomer, stressing that each tertiary institution sets its own Realistic Institutional Admittable Minimum UTME Scores (RIAMUS).
Prof. Oloyede gave this insight during the 2023 Policy Meeting on Admissions to tertiary institutions in Nigeria, held at Andrews Otutu Obaseki Auditorium, National Judicial Institute, Abuja, on Saturday, 24th June, 2023.
According to the Registrar, the term ‘cut-off mark’ is misleading as there is no unified national cut-off mark, rather what is obtainable is the Realistic Institutional Admittable Minimum UTME Scores (RIAMUS), which is the minimum score that the Senate/Academic Board of each institution has approved for the purpose of admission of its students.
Prof. Oloyede, however, stated that no institution can go below its own self-set RIAMUS and no other institution could use the RIAMUS of another for the purpose of its own admissions because the score is institution-specific.
Furthermore, the JAMB helmsman disclosed that UTME score does not single-handedly guarantee any candidate admissions to tertiary institutions in the country, as it is only one of the criteria among many others such as five credit passes in five relevant O’ level subjects, O’ level subjects grading, post-UTME score and 60:40 Science:Arts ratio, among other criteria as defined by the proprietors of the institutions.
In the same vein, the Registrar stated that the National Tolerable Minimum UTME Score (NTMUS) is the score below which no institution in the country will consider any candidate for admission. This, he said, is usually decided at the Policy Meeting not by individual institutions. He, therefore, said that the NTMUS of 140 for universities, 120 for Polytechnics and 100 for Colleges of Education arrived at by participants does not mean that an institution with RIAMUS of 200 must admit a candidate on the basis of NTMUS of 140; 120; 100 as the RIAMUS might be equal or higher than the NTMUS.
On the NTMUS for the 2023 Admission exercise, the Policy Meeting resolved on 140 as the minimum score for admissions into universities and 120 and 100 respectively for admissions into both Polytechnics and Colleges of Education nationwide.
The National Tolerable Minimum UTME Scores of 140 for universities, 120 for Polytechnics and 100 for Colleges of Education were arrived at at the 2023 Policy Meeting on Admissions to tertiary institutions in Nigeria.
Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates into the School of Foundation Studies, University of Lagos for the 2023/2024 Academic Session.
The University of Lagos – in partnership with University of Bedfordshire, University of Central Lancashire, University of The West of England, De Montfort University, Leicester, University of Birmingham, University of Nottingham, University of Surrey, University of Salford, Southampton, United Kingdom,University of Aberdeen, University of Dundee, Scotland and Soochow University, Suzhou P.R. China – hereby announces :
ADMISSION INTO SCHOOL OF FOUNDATION STUDIES (FORMERLY FOUNDATION PROGRAMMES) 2023/2024 SESSION
Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates into the School of Foundation Studies, University of Lagos for the 2023/2024 Academic Session.
Highly successful candidates, after an approved examination administered by the Joint Universities Preliminary Examination Board (JUPEB), are eligible for consideration for Direct Entry admission into the 200 Level of the Degree Programmes of the University through JAMB (Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board), or admission into the University of Bedfordshire, University of Central Lancashire, University of the West of England, De Montfort University, Leicester, University of Birmingham, University of Nottingham, University of Surrey, University of Salford, Southampton United Kingdom; University of Aberdeen, University of Dundee, Scotland and Soochow University, China.
Please note that the programme does not currently have facilities for the visually impaired and is strictly a non-residential programme.
The School of Foundation Studies will provide an intensive one-year programme, teaching subjects in line with JUPEB syllabus for admission according to the following subject combination groupings:
S/N SUBJECT COMBINATION DESIGNATION
1. CRS/IRS – Music – Visual Arts SFS01
2. CRS/IRS – French – Literature in English SFS02
3. CRS/IRS – Igbo/Yoruba – Literature in English SFS03
4. CRS/IRS – History – Literature in English SFS04
5. CRS/IRS – Music – Literature in English SFS05
6. Economics – History – Literature in English SFS06
7. CRS/IRS – Igbo/Yoruba – Visual Arts SFS07
8. CRS/IRS – History – Visual Arts SFS08
9. CRS/IRS – Government – Visual Arts SFS09
10. CRS/IRS – Government – Music SFS10
11. CRS/IRS – Government – Igbo/Yoruba SFS11
12. CRS/IRS – Economics – Government SFS12
13. CRS/IRS – French – Government SFS13
14. Literature – Government – French SFS14
15. CRS/IRS – Government – Literature in English SFS15
16. Literature In English – Music – Visual Arts SFS16
17. French – Igbo/Yoruba – Literature in English SFS17
18. Government – Music – Visual Arts SFS18
19. Economics – Government – Literature in English SFS19
20. Business Studies – Economics – Mathematics SFS20
21. Government – Music – Literature in English SFS21
22. Accounting – Business Studies – Economics SFS22
23. Accounting – Economics – Geography SFS23
24. Accounting – Economics – Government SFS24
25. Business Studies – Economics – Government SFS25
26. Business Studies – Economics – Geography SFS26
27. Economics – Geography – Government SFS27
28. Biology – Chemistry – Physics SFS28
29. Biology – Mathematics – Physics SFS29
30. Biology – Economics – Government SFS30
31. Biology – Chemistry – Mathematics SFS31
32. Biology – Chemistry – Economics SFS32
33. Chemistry – Physics – Mathematics SFS33
34. Chemistry – Economics – Mathematics SFS34
35. Economics – Mathematics – Physics SFS35
36. Mathematics – Physics – Visual Arts SFS36
37. Mathematics – Economics – Geography SFS37
38. Mathematics – Geography – Physics SFS38
39. Mathematics – Economics – Government SFS39
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
A minimum of FIVE credits (English Language, Mathematics and three relevant subjects) obtained at one sitting at the SSCE/WASSCE, GCE/O/L, NECO with results obtained before registration.
PROCEDURE FOR COMPLETING THE SCHOOL OF FOUNDATION STUDIES e- APPLICATION FORM:
Visit the School of Foundation Studies application site on applications.unilag.edu.ng
On the Prospective Students menu, click on the School of Foundation Studies.
Go through the information on subject combinations relevant to your proposed choice of course of study for Direct Entry admission. Please note that changes have been made on the previous combinations.
Complete the Pre-Application Form to obtain a payment reference number (PRN) using the correct applicant’s names as obtained in the birth certificate and other relevant documents.
Make payment at any Commercial bank in Nigeria with the payment reference number (PRN)
Cost of Application Form (including online practice tests, excluding Bank Charges) is N25, 000.00 (non-refundable).
Return to the applications site on applications.unilag.edu.ng
Log in with PRN as username and applicant’s surname in lowercase as password.
Complete the application form and print two copies for yourself.
Examination pass will be available online a week before the examination date. Print a copy for yourself.
Practice questions will be available online a week before the examination date (log in with your application number as username and surname in small caps as password.
NOTE: Please read the information on the subject combination relevant to your course of study before completing the application forms online
Ø The Application opens on Monday, June 12, 2023 and closes on Friday, August 11, 2023.
Ø The entrance examination shall hold on Saturday, 19, August 2023 at the Distance Learning Institute (DLI) in the University of Lagos.
Mode of Examination: Computer-Based Testing (CBT). All Questions are Multiple Choice.
Examination subjects are: Mathematics, English Language (20 questions each) and 3 other relevant subjects, according to the candidate’s choice of subject combination (15 questions each), making a total of 85 questions, to be answered in one (1) hour. Please note that candidates with Mathematics as one of the three subject combinations would need to choose Further Mathematics as a subject in the entrance examination combination.
Results: Results and merit admission will be released on www.unilag.edu.ng.
JAMB has fixed the 2023 Policy Meeting on Admissions for Saturday, 24th June, 2023. The event is scheduled to hold at the National Judicial Institute, Abuja.
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has fixed the 2023 Policy Meeting on Admissions for Saturday, 24th June, 2023. The event is scheduled to hold at the National Judicial Institute, Abuja.
During the meeting, stakeholders will discuss critical issues emanating from the just-concluded Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), sale of Direct Entry (DE) application documents in addition to setting the tone for the 2023/2024 Admission exercise in tertiary institutions.
The Policy Meeting will be chaired by the Hon. Minister of Education with all Heads of Tertiary Institutions in attendance along with such relevant regulatory bodies as the National Universities Commission (NUC), National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), and the National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE).
In an invitation sent to all Heads of Institutions, the Board states that only two representatives each from respective tertiary institutions comprising the Head of the Institution and one official of the institution, who shall be nominated by the Head, will be welcomed.
Other critical issues slated for discussion at the Policy Meeting aside issues emanating from the presentation of the Registrar, JAMB, on the just-concluded UTME, are other issues of national importance particularly as they concerned the education sector.
The meeting is also expected to chart policy directions for the nation’s tertiary institutions, set admission guidelines, present and analyse application statistics, and candidates’ performance, as well as evaluate the 2023 Admission exercise.
Furthermore, the Policy Meeting, among other things, would decide the acceptable minimum admissible score to be applied in all admissions to be undertaken by all tertiary institutions in Nigeria.
It would be recalled that in 2022, the meeting granted institutions the power to set their minimum allowable cut-off marks for admission, which they cannot go below once adopted and general concessions reached.
The Registrar stated this when he received a delegation from the Lagos State University of Education (LASUED) on Tuesday, 30th May, 2023, who had paid him a courtesy visit at his office in Bwari, Abuja.
The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, has taken stock of the conduct of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) over the course of the past couple of years and submitted that the purported allegations of award of arbitrary score in the Board’s examination are no longer tenable.
This is not unconnected with the deployment of relevant technology to protect the sanctity of its examination towards precluding any forms of infractions.
The Registrar stated this when he received a delegation from the Lagos State University of Education (LASUED) on Tuesday, 30th May, 2023, who had paid him a courtesy visit at his office in Bwari, Abuja.
The Registrar, who was speaking against the backdrop of the daily updates on progress and status of all admissions being conducted nationwide by all the over 900 tertiary institutions as presented on the dashboard of the Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS), pointed out that from his office he could see, not only the performance of the candidates, but their screening scores as well. He stated that it was not on account of the correlation of the scores of the high scoring candidates in the UTME with the institutions’ own screening ratings that the validity of the UTME as conducted by JAMB becomes evident.
Furthermore, he stated that those institutions which want to retest the candidates through the conduct of post-UTME are doing so based on outdated perception of the poor validity of JAMB scores.
“I have never discouraged any university from conducting post-UTME because I know it would get to a point that the futility of such would be so clear.”
“It is better they make post-UTME screening rather than examination as the argument that JAMB awards arbitrary scores has expired and can no longer be sustained.”
“Hence, there is no need for institutions to subject candidates to another round of examinations.
Scores awarded by JAMB are not what they used to be,” he said.
Furthermore, the Registrar advised the universities against localising their intakes and urged them to ensure that their top 10 percent subscription have a global outlook to enhance quality, networking and community development.
Earlier, the Vice-Chancellor, LASUED, Prof. Bidemi Bilkis Lafiaji-Okuneye, said the university’s functionaries had come to the Board’s Headquarters for a familiarisation visit as well as seek closer ties with the Board.
The Vice Chancellor thanked the Board for its support to the institution, promising that the university would not take such support for granted.
Prof. Lafiaji-Okuneye, a Professor of Health Education, was formerly the Provost of Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education (AOCOED) before she was appointed Vice Chancellor, LASUED, when the College was upgraded last year to a full-fledged degree-awarding institution.
University of Lagos calculates aggregate scores of applicants by weighting 20% to O-Level results, 50% to the UTME score, and 30% to the post UTME score.
How to calculate your total aggregate score for Unilag undergraduate admission
University of Lagos calculates aggregate scores of applicants by weighting 20% to O-Level results, 50% to the UTME score, and 30% to the post UTME score.
In this system of scoring: A1 = 4.0 points; B2 = 3.6 points; B3 = 3.2 points; C4 = 2.8 points; C5 = 2.4 points; C6 = 2.0 points. Grades must be obtained at ONE SITTING.
Following are the steps you should take to calculate your aggregate score:
Divide your UTME score by 8.
Use the form below to calculate your O-level aggregate score using only your 5 required subjects for the course you applied for.
Get your Post UTME score.
Add the component scores from steps 1 – 3 above and the score you get is your total aggregate score.
They were said to have influenced the enrollment of over 20 students in a “miracle centre” for JAMB examination after the duo allegedly collected huge sums of money running into thousands of naira from the students with the assurance that they will pass their examination with ease.
Detectives attached to Airport Police Division in Benin City, Edo State, have arrested two male teachers, four students, others in connection with Joint Admissions Matriculation Board (JAMB) examination malpractice.
It was gathered that two of the suspects (teachers) at Salvation International Preparatory School located in Benin City, were arrested on the order of the president of the school, Evangelist (Mrs) Olaide Toyinbo following their alleged involvement in the examination racketeering.
They were said to have influenced the enrollment of over 20 students in a “miracle centre” for JAMB examination after the duo allegedly collected huge sums of money running into thousands of naira from the students with the assurance that they will pass their examination with ease.
But this was not to be after the examination results were released with the students’ abysmal failure thereby raising dust of the unexpected from the victims who demanded refund of their money.
Sources said that the suspects have been involved in examination malpractices long before the last straw that broke the camel’s back especially with JAMB, WAEC and NECO exams against the policies of the school that had been in existence over 25 years ago.
Confirming the arrest of the suspects, the Police Public Relations Officer at the Edo State Police Command, SP Chidi Nwanbuzor, said that the suspects confessed to the crime, adding that they will be charged to court on completion of investigation as they were detained and subsequently granted bail for further investigation.
Speaking to Journalists, the president of the school, Evangelist Mrs Olaide Toyinbo said: “I traveled to America when my son’s wife delivered a baby when the Director of the School, Pastor Femi Toyinbo called me. I raced to Nigeria and ordered the arrest of the teachers when I called in the police.
“The police arrested some of the students because I don’t do malpractices in my school and outside. The teachers are criminals and they will suffer for their evil activities”.
Applications are hereby invited from suitably qualified candidates for admission into the following Schools of the LUTH, Idi-Araba for 2023/2024 admissions
1.0 Applications are hereby invited from suitably qualified candidates for admission into the following Schools of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba:
School of Health Information Management (SHIM) – National Diploma (ND) and Higher National (HND)
Federal School of Biomedical Engineering (FSBE) – National Diploma (ND) and Higher National Diploma (HND)
School of Nursing (SON) – National Diploma (ND) and Higher National Diploma (HND)
School of Community Health (SCH) – Higher Diploma
School of Anaesthetic Technician (SAT) – Diploma Certificate
School of Medical and Psychiatry Social Work (SMPSW) – Postgraduate Certificate
2.0 Method of Application
a. Visit the Admission Portal https://luth.gov.ng/schools and click on your desired school.
b. Complete the account creation Form. Ensure you supply correct information and functional email address. An email containing your login details will be sent to you after the account creation. Through the email, you will get information on how to make payment, immediately or on a later date.
c. If you desire to make payment immediately, a prompt to “MAKE PAYMENT” will be highlighted after the account creation.
d. You will be redirected to the Remita website where you can make payment. A Remita Retrieval Reference (RRR) code automatically generated when your account was created will be attached. Please be informed that various means of payment are supported on the platform.
e. On successful completion of payment, the applicant should visit https://luth.gov.ng/profile, login with the user ID sent through the email and complete the Application Form for the desired program.
Note: APPLICANTS MUST PRINT OUT THEIR COMPLETED ONLINE APPLICATION BIO-DATA WHICH IS SENT TO THEIR EMAIL ON COMPLETION OF APPLICATION.
SHORT LISTED APPLICANTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO PRESENT THIS DURING THE SCREENING/ENTRANCE EXAMINATION.
3.0 Closing Date: Six (6) weeks from the date of publication for all Schools except School of Health Information Management, Federal School of Biomedical Engineering and School of Nursing (National Diploma Courses) which are under the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board.
General Nursing Requirements
Five (5) O’Level Credits in (not more than 2 sittings):
English Language
Mathematics
Biology
Physics
Chemistry
2. School Testimonial
3. JAMB Result Print out (Make sure you made School of Nursing, LUTH your first choice institution)
