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JAMB moves to overhaul UTME with life skills

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Vanguard Nigeria · Sub-Saharan Africa

By Joseph Erunke, Abuja The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has begun a major review of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, with plans to introduce life skills and critical thinking into the nation’s tertiary admission test. The proposed reform could change how candidates seeking admission into universities, polytechnics and colleges of education are […] The post JAMB moves to overhaul UTME with life skills appeared first on Vanguard News.

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