The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) have condemned the decision of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) policy to fix cut-off marks for students seeking admission into Universities at 180 and for those seeking admission into Polytechnics and Colleges of Education at 150.
The General Secretary of the NUT, Obong Obong disclosed the position of the union via a statement signed by the union, which describes the policy as obnoxious and highly discriminatory because it fills the education faculty with less intelligent students.
NUT explained in the statement that the policy is targeted “at demeaning and lowering the professional status of teachers with its concomitant negative effect on the attainment of quality education in the country.
“It is of great disservice to the education sector where the best brains and students of distinction are placed in other courses while those with lower grades are pushed into teaching,” he said.

The union further called for immediate reversal of the policy adding that the government must ensure only students of distinction are admitted to be trained as teachers in all educational institutions in the county.
Mr. Obong pointed out that in most advanced and developed countries, it is considered that a teacher’s ability to disseminate knowledge to students is dependent on his sound intellectual capability.
He explained that the government deliberately sourced for people with lower educational content to become teachers only to turn around and blame them for poor delivery.
“If this is allowed to stand, government should take full responsibility for the resultant short comings that may be observed in our educational institutions in future from those teachers,” he said.
He further stayed that NUT has in abundance very brilliant and effective teachers currently in service who should be nurtured for effective service delivery.
“We however wish to warn that the teaching profession must not be made an all comers affair,” he said.

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Hmph...

Guyz booking space since tym immemorial

A lot of candidates are making 200 and above yet no admission, in my opinion, the cut-off mark should b increased

Under his leadership,Education sector suffers a slit set back. Jamb cut-off mark is now 180 to University while polytechnic,colleges takes 150.....History ll remember you sir!
#the change is here