FUHSO and the Cost of Governing Without Foresight
The crisis at the Federal University of Health Sciences, Otukpo exposes the cost of establishing critical institutions without adequate planning, funding discipline, and accountability, leaving medical students and Nigeria’s health system at risk.
See List: JAMB Names 86 Universities, Making Illegal Admissions
Analysis of data on the admissions conducted for the 2022/2023 academic session in Nigerian universities, polytechnics and other tertiary institutions of learning revealed that 88 institutions conducted admissions outside of the Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS.) According to JAMB, admissions conducted outside CAPS are illegal, null and void. In a statement titled, ‘Cessation of illegal/irregular admission’, JAMB reiterated that all applications of admissions to First Degree, National Diploma, National Innovation Diploma and the Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) into full-time, distance learning, part-time, outreach, sandwich, etc., must be processed only through JAMB. The report tagged, ‘Compiled assessment of institutions on compliance with the 2022/2023 admission guidelines’, scored institutions who complied fully with admission guidelines 10 points; those with partial compliance were scored five points, while those institutions who failed to comply were awarded zero point. Under the section for the conduct of full admissions on CAPS, our correspondent observed that 88 institutions failed to comply. Some of the erring institutions are the University of Uyo, University of Abuja, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Yaba College of Technology, Plateau State University, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Federal University of Technology Owerri, Coal City University, Crawford University, Crescent University, Ebonyi State University, Rhema University, Borno State University, Chrisland University, Federal Polytechnic, Nekede, Alvan Ikoku College of Education, and Chukwuemeka Odumegwu University.
FG Lists 36 State Universities That Can Apply For Students’ Loan
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) on Sunday announced that approval has been given to students from state-owned tertiary institutions to access the federal government loan. NELFUND, in a statement on Sunday via its official X account, listed 36 state-owned tertiary institutions that can now apply for student loans. The statement disclosed that the management of these institutions have successfully submitted their student data to the NELFUND Student Verification System (SVS). It also urged all other state-owned tertiary institutions to submit their complete student data to the NELFUND Student Verification System timely to enable their students benefit from the scheme. Below are the institutions that can now apply. 1. Adamawa State University, Mubi 2. Ramat Polytechnic, Maiduguri 3. Borno State University 4. Mohammet Lawan college of Agriculture, Borno State 5. Edo State University, Uzairue 6. Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti 7. Gombe State University 8. Kingsley Ozumba Mbadiwe University, Imo State 9. Imo State University of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences Umuagwo 10. Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic, Zaria 11. Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano 12. Umaru Musa Yar’adua University, Katsina 13. Katsina State Institute of Technology and Management 14. Kebbi State University of Science and Technology, Aliero 15. Confluence University of Science and Technology, Kogi state 16. Lagos state university of education 17. Lagos State University 18. Nasarawa State University, Keffi 19. Tai Solarin University of Education, Ogun state 20. University of Medical Sciences, Ondo 21. Osun State University 22. UNIVERSITY OF ILESA, OSUN STATE 23. GTC, ARA Osun State 24. GTC, GBONGAN Osun State 25. GTC, IJEBU-JESA Osun State 26. GTC, ILE-IFE Osun State 27. GTC, INISA Osun State 28. GTC, IWO Osun State 29. GTC,OSU Osun State 30. GTC, OTAN AYEGBAJU Osun State 31. OSUN STATE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, ILA-ORANGUN 32. GOVERNMENT TECHNICAL COLLEGE ILE-IFE 33. OSUN STATE COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY 34. Taraba State University, Jalingo 35. Umar Suleiman College of Education, Gashua, Yobe State 36. Zamfara State University, Talata Mafara. It would be recalled that NELFUND had previously announced that students of state-owned institutions would not be able to access loans on the platform yet.
ASUU begs Nigerians to urge FG to meet union’s demands
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has urged Nigerians to intervene with the federal government (FG) to fulfill its requests for improved welfare and administrative conditions in public universities. This plea was made during a press conference held at Abia State University (ABSU), Uturu, on Friday. Happiness Uduk, the zonal coordinator for ASUU Calabar zone, emphasized that unless the state and federal governments meet the union’s demands, a nationwide strike is likely unavoidable. ASUU has given a two-week ultimatum for these demands to be addressed, warning of impending industrial action if not met. Uduk expressed disappointment over the FG’s failure to honor commitments made under the 2009 FG-ASUU agreement, citing stagnant salary scales and overall welfare deficiencies as ongoing concerns. She said: “Government had an agreement with ASUU in 2009, which tells us that for 15 years running, ASUU members have been on the same salary scale, nothing has changed. “We are requesting that government should complete negotiations it started with us more than 13 years ago, first with the Babalakin-led team, then the Munzali-led team, finally the Briggs-led team. “These people had completed the negotiations, and if the negotiations had been completed and Mr President had the document, we don’t know why, for a year now, he has not called us to talk to us about it. “So, the government should, as a matter of urgency, address our renegotiation and take into account current realities, including inflation rate, exchange rate and whatever needs to go into that,” Ms Uduk said. She called on the federal and state governments to address issues bordering on revitalisation funds for public universities, payment of earned academic allowances and withheld salaries, high taxation and victimisation of ASUU members She also said that ASUU strongly insisted on the removal of its members in federal universities from the Integrated Personnel Payroll System (IPPIS). Ms Uduk further said that the high rate of taxation experienced by ASUU members was a result of “the introduction of an obnoxious platform” for salary payment. “Whatever government has in mind with regards to that, it should use our University Transparency and Accountability Solution or any other platform that would originate from universities rather than the IPPIS,” she said. She advised that the FG’s students loan scheme be replaced with grants which, she said, would alleviate financial stress on students and improve their academic pursuit. Ms Uduk called on the FG to stop the proliferation of universities and focus on better funding for the existing ones to improve overall standards within the existing institutions. She also advocated for the quick resolution of the minimum wage debacle and the introduction of a living wage that was obtained in saner climes. On Abia, the ASUU zonal coordinator called on the Abia government to pay the 11 months salary arrears owed to lecturers in ABSU. “We are not negotiating any part of that salary for anything because we have worked, taught students and examined them, and some of them have graduated,” Ms Uduk said. She urged the Abia government to discontinue the use of Treasury Single Account in the payment of ABSU lecturers’ salaries and address the recent inconsistency in the payment of salaries. According to her, the government is owing April, May and June salaries. “Let the Abia Government leave payment in the hands of the university administrators and a platform that is consistent with the institution’s
Just in: JAMB releases 2024 supplementary UTME results
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has announced the release of results of candidates who participated in the supplementary Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME. Recall that the examination was conducted between Friday, June 21, and Saturday, June 22, 2024. The board disclosed the release in a statement Friday morning by its spokesman, Fabian Benjamin. The supplementary examination was conducted for 28,835 candidates who were unable to be biometrically verified during the main 2024 UTME and were, therefore, unable to take their examination. Similarly, the other category of candidates were those suspected to have been involved in examination malpractices during the main UTME but who were given a second chance to sit the examination. “The exercise, which recorded a huge success nationwide, was marked by heightened security measures put in place by the Board to preclude any instance of examination infractions. As such, some nefarious characters who had attempted to impersonate bona fide candidates were apprehended and handed over to law enforcement agencies for further investigation and prosecution, “the statement read. It read further: “The board would continue to ensure that no candidate benefits from any acts of infractions through the deployment of state-of-the-art technology before, during, and after its examinations. “Candidates are, therefore, urged in their own interest to refrain from engaging in any form of irregularity during their examinations. “They are also enjoined to desist from soliciting score upgrades from fraudsters or engage in the mutilation of their result sheets while trying to generate fake result sheets with higher scores. “To check their supplementary UTME results, candidates are to send UTMERESULT to either 55019 or 66019 through the same phone number they had used to generate their profile codes at the start of registration.”
Gunmen Strike Again, Kidnap Nasarawa Varsity Students
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have struck once again, this time targeting students of Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK). At least four students have been abducted in an incident that unfolded outside the school campus in the Angwan Kare area of Keffi on Monday night. This alarming incident comes hot on the heels of another kidnapping that occurred just a day earlier. On Sunday night, Professor Haruna Ayuba Kuje, the former Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academics) of NSUK, was abducted. The four students who have been taken captive are identified as Rahila Hanya (SLT), Josephine Gershon (Computer Science), Rosemary Samuel (Business Administration), and Goodness Samuel from the Geography Department. It has been revealed that all of them are 100-level students. Comrade Solomon Timmy, the head of the Student Union Government (SUG), confirmed this harrowing incident to the media on Tuesday, urging everyone to remain calm as efforts are underway to secure the safe release of the abducted students. Additionally, Comrade Riwonga Lucky Ali, the SUG Secretary-General, issued a statement assuring students that measures are being taken to ensure the victims’ safe return. In a glimmer of hope amid these distressing events, there is news of the release of Professor Kuje. Samuel Alu, Chairman of NSUK Chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has confirmed that Prof. Kuje was freed on Tuesday and has been reunited with his family. The former DVC’s kidnapping, which occurred at his private residence in Keffi on Sunday night, had sent shockwaves through the academic community. Authorities and security forces continue to work diligently to ensure the safe return of the abducted students and to bring those responsible to justice.
Nigerian Vice Chancellors Celebrate Diamond Jubilee
The Committee of Vice-Chancellors of Federal, States, and Private Universities in Nigeria are set to celebrate 60 + 1 years of their existence and activities. A Programme of Events released from the Office of the Secretary General, Committee of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities (CVCNU), Prof Yakubu Aboki Ochefu, indicates that the four-day celebration, which is scheduled to kickoff on Monday 9th October 2023, would hold at the Baze University, Abuja, with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima as Distinguished Guests of Honour, while Honourable Minister of Education, Prof Tahir Mamman would be Special Guest of Honour. The President of Nigerian Academy of Science, Prof Ekanem Braide is billed to be the Keynote Speaker in the event to be Co-Hosted by the Acting Vice-Chancellor of Baze University, Prof Kathleen Okafor, SAN. Mustardpoint.com gathered that a Local Organising Committee, chaired by Prof Osita Agbu, has been working round the clock to put a programme in place to ensure a memorable celebration. Day 1 of the events to mark CVCNU @60 is scheduled to kick off at 10am on Monday 9th October with the 0pening Ceremony consisting of welcome comments from the host VC and the National Chairman of CVCNU, as well as goodwill messages from Special Guests. Flag parades and group photographs would follow, just ahead of the official Conference Opening ceremony/Exhibition between 1pm and 1:45pm, all at the expansive Multipurpose Hall of Baze University. Beginning from 2:30pm on day 1, the CVCNU members are scheduled to hold their meeting until 5:30pm during which time the first virtual panel on *”GENDER EQUITY, EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION(EEDI)”* by Dr Paul Igwe would be taken, to end the day. Day 11, Tuesday 10th October, would be the INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON LEADERSHIP AND GENDER, with the theme: *”UNDERREPRESENTATION OF WOMEN LEADERSHIP IN NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES.” For this segment, Prof David Rugara of Lincoln University, USA, is expected to deliver the welcome address to participants, while goodwill messages would come from Nigerian First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu and the Senator representing the Federal Capital Teritory, Senator Ireti Kingibe. The Keynote Address would be rendered by the National President of the National Academy of Science, Prof Ekanem I. Braide. Discussants lined up for her presentation include a representative of USAID, as well as former Secretary General of CVCNU, Prof Michael Faborode, and Prof Mrs Nancy Agbe, pioneer VC of University of Mkar. After some light refreshments, at about 11am, until 2pm, would be the International Conference Sessions. Panel 1 of this, which is billed to discuss “Leadership and Management of Nigerian Higher and Further Education”, would be chaired by Prof Francis Egbokhare, while Prof Mrs Ladi Hamalai is scheduled to take charge of Panel 11 on the topic “Responsibility, Sustainability, and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).” The second virtual panel would be incorporated at this time, with the topic “Emancipation, Eliminating Discrimination and Prevention of Violence Against Women and Girls and People With Disability,” by Paul Igwe. Between 2pm and 5pm on Day 11 will be a time reserved for the *MASTER CLASS* during which justice shall be done to three issues of paramount importance to University education. The first topic “ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE(AI) AND THE FUTURE OF TEACHING” is to be under the chairmanship of Prof Mrs Francisca Oladipo. The second paper “CYBER SECURITY AND LEARNING ANALYTICS FOR EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS” would be chaired by Prof Tanko Ishaya, while “FUNDING AND PROFITING FROM UNIVERSITY SPORTS” has Mr Adedamilola Adedotun as chairman. Day 111, Wednesday 11th October would be taken up mainly with *ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS WITH EXPERTS* between 9am and 11am with the topic “FEDERATING EDUCATIONAL REPOSITORIES”, to be chaired by Prof Chinwe Veronica Anunobi (National Librarian of Nigeria), while discussants would be Mr Joseph Ojo (Director of ICT at the Tertiary Education Trust Fund), Prof Jubril Alhassan (Chairman, Librarians of Nigerian Universities) and Prof Abiodun Adeniyi of Baze University. A special presentation by Lincoln University would be done by the duo of Professors David Rugara and Simon Lilley between 11 and 11:30am. Panel 111, “ADDRESSING WOMEN UNDERREPRESENTATION AND ENABLING EDUCATION ACCESS, INCLUSION AND TACKLING SUBJECT SEGREGATION” to be chaired by Prof Aisha Sani Maikudi, while “CHALLENGING GENDER BIAS, STEREOTYPES, DISCRIMINATION AND STIGMATISATION” under Panel 1V, has Ms Philippa Joanne Denny-Gelder scheduled as chair. After this, the third virtual panel will play out with the topic “ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND STRENGTHENING PATHWAYS FOR WOMEN GRADUATES EMPLOYMENT” to be chaired by Prof Enase Okonedo, VC of Pan Atlantic University. After lunch, between 3:15 and 4:30pm, participants would be engrossed with the personal experiences of some of the Vice-Chancellors in a Soapbox topic “EQUITY, EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSIVITY ON OUR CAMPUSES: PERSPECTIVES OF THE OPERATORS”. Those scheduled to narrate their experiences as Panelists, under the chairmanship of Prof Umaru Pate (VC, Federal University Kashere), include Prof Charles Igwe (University of Nigeria, Nsuka), Prof Neal Juster (Lincoln University, USA), Prof Fatima Tahir (Bauchi State University), Prof Kathleen Ebelechukwu Okafor,SAN (Baze University), Prof Abdulrasheed Na’Allah(University of Abuja) and Prof Ajith Kumar V.V(Skyline University). Between 4:30 and 5:30pm on the third day of the very impactful celebration of CVCNU @60, the Communique Committee of the conference is expected to present a Communique to participants as part of the winding up and closing ceremony. From 6pm a Farewell Dinner/Gala Awards Night would hold. The Co-Hosts/Sponsors of the CVCNU @60 events include the Committee of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities; Women in Higher Education Leadership (WIHEL); British Council-Gender Equality/Going Global Partnership; University of Lincoln; Baze University; and African Development Institute of Research Methodology (ADIRM) Enugu, Nigeria. The history and activities of the Committee of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities (CVCNU) dates back to the 1960s when the Vice-Chancellors of the few Federal and Regional Universities found it pertinent to meet and rub minds on the operations of their Schools. Those who started this informal forum in October 1962 were: Professors Kenneth Dike of University of Ibadan, Eni Njoku of University of Lagos, Norman Alexander of Ahmadu Bello University, G. A Ajose of University of Ife, as well as Dr George
NUC, VCs deny bribery allegation against Reps C’ttee
The National Universities Commission (NUC) and Committee of Vice Chancellors (VCs) have denied bribery and extortion allegations against the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee probing job racketeering and mismanagement of IPPIS in MDAs. Prof. Chris Maiyaki, the acting Executive Secretary, NUC, and Prof. Isiah Tanko, the VC of University of Jos, denied the allegation as reported by an online medium. They denied the report attributed to them when they jointly appeared before the committee in Abuja on Friday. Speaking on the issue as reported by the medium which alleged that the committee collected money from NUC and VCs for soft-landing over the probe, the NUC official said the report was baseless. According to him, the publication is regrettable, whatever the substance is, we wish that this does not impugn the partnership we have with the lawmakers which we should be promoting. Maiyaki said the universities occupied a special place in the life of any nation, advising that the lawmakers and the universities should come together to create a game changer for the country. On his part, Tanko, who represented Prof. Lilian Salami, the Chairman of the Committee of VCs, said they read the publication, but added that the VCs were not part of the allegation. “We read the disturbing publication and I can say that the VCs were not part of that and we did not provide any bribe to anybody, “We all dispersed from the committee investigative hearing as soon as we finished the last time we appeared before you,” said the representatives of the VCs. Maiyaki stressed that: “Soliciting money for bribes is out of contest and not true, the reporter did not find out the fact. We have hope and confidence in this ad hoc committee.” He said more than five programmes of University of Jos were in danger of being dis-accredited because of lack of manpower, adding “we were looking up to the committee to correct that”. The Chairman of the Ad-hoc Committee, Rep. Yusuf Gagdi, however noted that the publication was a sponsored to divert the attention of the members from finding out the deep-rooted evil that existed in public sectors. “It is not even our mandate to investigate the publication by Premium Times, but to investigate alleged racketeering in MDAs. “The investigating authorities like the ICPC and EFCC have been given the mandate to investigate those allegations and the account number,” he said.
ASUU bemoans delay in releasing 8-month salaries, other issues
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has raised concerns regarding the prolonged withholding of university academics’ salaries for nearly eight months due to the fallout from the 2022 strike action. The President of ASUU, Emmanuel Osodeke, highlighted this issue in a statement. The matter was discussed during the union’s National Executive Council meeting held at the University of Maiduguri, Borno State, from August 19th to August 20th, 2023. Osodeke noted that this challenge is just one among several plaguing the Nigerian University System (NUS), as deliberated during the meeting. He emphasized that the application of the ‘No-Work-No-Pay’ policy to academics fails to consider that only the teaching aspect of their work was suspended during the strike action. Moreover, he highlighted the diligent efforts made by academics to make up for lost time under extremely challenging economic conditions, following the suspension of the strike through interventions by key figures including Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, who is now Chief of Staff to the President and Visitor to Federal Universities. The statement acknowledged the resilience of Nigerian academics, commending their unwavering determination and courage in enduring economic, social, and emotional hardships due to the non-payment of their salaries. ASUU attributed past strike actions to successive governments’ failure to honour agreements and memoranda established through the collective bargaining principle endorsed by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and adopted in Nigeria’s labour laws. ASUU called upon the government led by President Bola Tinubu to expedite the renegotiation of the 2009 ASUU/FGN Agreement based on the recommendations of the Professor Nimi Briggs Committee. This move is essential to restore the credibility of the NUS. The union recognized ongoing efforts to secure the release of the withheld salaries and urged national leadership, including the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), to actively pursue this matter. ASUU underlined the significance of releasing the withheld salaries in boosting the morale of Nigerian university educators. The statement also lamented the accumulation of promotion arrears owed to members due to disruptions stemming from the enrollment of academics in the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS). Despite numerous attempts by the union and university administrations, the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation (OAGF) has yet to address this issue. Consequently, ASUU appealed to the OAGF to promptly resolve the backlog of promotion arrears, considering the impact on industrial harmony and peace. The union’s concerns highlight the challenges faced by academics in Nigeria and the urgent need for comprehensive resolutions to safeguard their welfare and the integrity of the education system. The statement further read, “NEC was disturbed by reports of massive employment racketeering perpetuated by operators of the discredited IPPIS, including scandalous revelations at the recent sittings of House of Representatives Probe Panel on IPPIS. “NEC observed that the unsavoury trend has eroded university employment tradition in violation of the provisions of the Universities (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2003, and Guidelines for Appointments and Promotions of individual universities. ASUU rejects all illegal appointments sponsored by the IPPIS and its agents in Nigerian public universities. “NEC observed with dismay the Government’s moves to further erode the autonomy of universities as contained in the Universities Miscellaneous Provisions Act in respect of the dissolution of Councils. ASUU had cause to protest to the immediate past Federal administration over the same matter in 2015, and the decision was accordingly reversed. “Dissolution of Governing Councils of federal and state universities before they serve their full terms does not only violate extant laws on university autonomy, but it also adversely impacts operations of the universities. NEC therefore calls for the reversal of the recent dissolution of councils of federal universities to ensure their smooth operations and stability. “NEC reviewed the strenuous efforts of the National Universities Commission (NUC) to impose the Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standard (CCMAS) on Nigerian universities, despite well-founded criticisms and rejection by members of university senates and academic associations. NEC subsequently directed the leadership of ASUU to pursue the Union’s rejection of CCMAS to its logical conclusion. “Painfully, NEC reviewed reports of mass exit of experienced academics and professionals from Nigeria’s public universities owing to disabling working and living conditions. NEC submits that a salary regime that places the professor- at-bar on four hundred and sixteen thousand Naira (N416,000.00) or less (no thanks to amputation by IPPIS) for more than ten years is disconcerting, debilitating and dehumanizing for scholars. “NEC, therefore, advises governments at the federal and state levels to urgently arrest the growing ‘Japa’ syndrome on university campuses to reposition Nigerian universities for competitiveness in the global knowledge economy. “NEC noted with dismay the continued onslaughts on ASUU members at the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO), by the Vice-Chancellor, Prof (Mrs.) Nnenna N. Oti, and her agents over the questionable appointment of Dr. Isa Ibrahim Ali Pantami as a Professor at the University. “NEC reaffirms its earlier position that the promotion of Dr. Isa Ibrahim Ali Pantami as a Professor in FUTO while serving as a minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria was a breach of the University’s Appointments and Promotions Guidelines. “NEC further reaffirms its recognition of the ASUU-FUTO Executive Committee (EXCO) led by Comrade Chinedu Ihejirika, currently being subjected to unwarranted attack and persecution in the University. NEC subsequently resolves that ASUU would hold the FUTO Vice-Chancellor, Prof. (Mrs.) Nnenna Oti, liable should any harm come the way of Comrade Ihejirika and other committed members of our Union in FUTO as well as those of their respective families. “NEC was grieved by the deepening crisis of governance occasioned by the mindless acceptance and crude implementation of neo-liberal socio-economic policies of the international money lenders by successive governments since the birth of Nigeria’s Fourth Republic. NEC sadly noted the recent anti-people, draconian policies of the government that have brought millions of Nigerians to their knees and crippled businesses. “We note that the expectation of democratic dividends which heralded civilian rule in 1999 has almost evaporated, as more Nigerians are daily gasping for breath under the suffocating grips of
COREN to sanction varsities over-admitting Engineering students
The Council for the Regulations of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN), has vowed to sanction any university or polytechnic that admits engineering students above its admission quota. The president of the council, Engr. Sadiq Zubair Abubakar, who disclosed this Wednesday in Abuja said: “Education is one of the key scorecards of COREN, and I am sure you know when you study the medical profession, there is an admission quota and if your university exceeds the number granted by the medical council, then that university will be sanctioned. If the number of enrollments exceeds your facilities, they will withdraw the certificate. “Engineering is not anything less, so we have activated that because it is already in our law, we have what we called the BMASS that defines the maximum number a university can admit in any of its engineering professions based on the facility of teaching and practical in workshop and laboratories, just like the medical students. “We have already written to all universities; polytechnics and we are supposed to follow up with enforcement. We have had discussions with JAMB to do exactly what they are doing with the medical courses. And from the next academy session, you will not see any university that will admit engineering students more than their capacity. “Any institution that does that will be put in the spotlight and withdraw the mandate for them to teach just like other professions are doing. We want to make sure that the skill and proficiency of the graduates whether in universities or polytechnics in engineering is sacrosanct.”