JAMB Equal Opportunity Group (JEOG) Chairman Emeritus Professor Peter Okebukola says 4,216 candidates with disabilities have been admitted into Nigerian universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education over the past 10 years. Reporting on JEOG’s intervention through the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), the outlets cite Okebukola as saying the figure reflects admissions secured via JAMB’s equal opportunity arrangements for candidates with disabilities. The Punch reports that 53% of the 4,216 UTME candidates with disabilities gained admission during the decade, while Daily Post Nigeria focuses on the total number admitted. Together, the accounts present a decade-long outcome for JEOG’s role in enabling access to tertiary education for candidates with disabilities, but they do not provide breakdowns by institution type, year, or state. The reports also do not specify the criteria used to determine the 53% admission rate beyond referencing UTME and JEOG’s equal opportunity intervention. The statements are attributed to Okebukola in his capacity as JEOG chairman.
Okebukola says 4,216 candidates with disabilities gain admission via JAMB in 10 years
JAMB Equal Opportunity Group (JEOG) Chairman Emeritus Professor Peter Okebukola says 4,216 candidates with disabilities have been admitted into Nigerian universities, polytechnics, and colleges of edu...
- Emeritus Professor Peter Okebukola, chairman of JAMB’s Equal Opportunity Group (JEOG), reports 4,216 candidates with disabilities admitted in 10 years.
- The admissions are into Nigerian universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education.
- The admissions are linked to JAMB’s equal opportunity intervention for UTME candidates with disabilities.
- The Punch reports that 53% of the 4,216 UTME candidates with disabilities gained admission during the 10-year period.
- The reports do not provide detailed breakdowns by year, institution, or location.
Over the past decade, 53% of 4,216 UTME candidates with disabilities secured admission into Nigerian tertiary institutions through JAMB’s Equal Opportunity Read More: https://punchng.com/53-of-4216-utme-candidates-with-disabilities-gained-admission-in-10-years-okebukola/
3 hours agoNo fewer than 4,216 candidates with disabilities have secured admission into universities, polytechnics and colleges of education across Nigeria in the last 10 years through the intervention of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Equal Opportunity Group (JEOG). Chairman of JEOG and former Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Emeritus Professor Peter […] UTME: 4,216 candidates with disabilities enrolled into Nigerian universities in 10 years – Okebukola
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